Nebraska Newspapers

    The Omaha Daily B:
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VOL. 50 NO. 173.
Seven Farm
Bodies Open
Sessio n s
Nebraska Horticultural Soci
ety Only Branch to Report
Profit at Lincoln Meeting of
Agricultural Associations.
Production Is Discussed
Lincoln, Jan. 4. (Special )
Seven agricultural associations met
here today, but the only branch that
admitted making a profit on its in
vestment was the Nebraska Horti
cultural society. The bee keepers
did not touch on " the subject of
money and neither did the women in
the Home Economics association,
although Miss Stella Matfcr, one
of the speakers, was especially well
received when she urged that farm
ers', wives should insist on having
labor-saving devices in the home
just as their husbands had iu the
field' and barn.
The greatest crowd and greatest
interest attended the , session at
which the cost of production and
marketing was the tonic. Ernest
mated the cost of producing a bushel
of wheat in eastern Nebraska at
$1.41. The cost an acre he set at
$32.50 for wheat and $27.63 for corn.
Chart Shows Costs.
For western Nebraska. H. G.
Gould exhibited a chart stating the
element of cost f or eight different
fields, giving an average production
cost of $173 per bushel of wheat,
with an acreage cost of $21 90 The
cost a bushel was least on a 540
acre field, which produced IS bush
els an acre. The cost a bushel was
83J4 cents, which amounts to $12 50
an acre. Use of improved farming
machinery was said to be in part
lesponsible for this low cost, The
highest cost of production was on
22 acres, which rust and wind re
duced to an average yield of about
three bushels an acre. The cost of
producing a bushel of wheat was in
this case $8.69.
Mr. Gould figured the cost of pro
duct A in two different ways. In
olie. Interest at 6 per cent on the in
vestment in land was counted in
and in the other production costs
were put on a tenant basis of two
fifths of the yield to the landlord.
In all except cases of crop failure
the result of these two methods
varied only a few cents.
Itemized Statement.
- The items as tehtered on a farm
er's book in Otoe county appear" as
follows: . Acres, 5; yield Mae,
23: seed, $19.80; twine $1.60; thresh
ing, $13.60; fuet, 65 cents; use of
land, $5; cay laoor-j; rcuij la
bor. $16.50; horse labor, $4.40; mis
cellaneous expense. 25 cents. Total
costs, $161.11; cost an acre, $32.22;
cost a bushel, $1.40 Using the oth
er method of grain rent rather than
interest on the land, the cost a bush
el was found to be $1.39.
A farmer from Hitchcock county
threw a bombshell into the meeting
by announcing that he had raised
his wheat crop this year at a cost
of 75 cents a bushel. The acreage
cost was $15.08 and the yield was
20 bushels to the acre. After it was
ascertained that the crop was on
school land rented at 50 cents an
acre instead of the more usual rate,
ranging around 10 times as much,
(Turn to Tas Tour. Column On.)
Senate Body Hears
Opponents of Measure
To Stop Immigration'
Washington. Jan. 4. Government
officials posseting the most accurate
knowledge European conditions
will be called before the senate com
mittee1 on immigration, hetore it su
mits recommendations for projub"
in or restricting immigration. Chair
man Colt announced Commissioner
Wallis of the Ellis Island station.
New York, would be heard tomor
row and other government officials
latdozen opponents of the Johnson
bill, prohibiting immigration for one
vea'r, were heard today
in an attacK upon -.
pending before the committee and
denied statements by proponents ot
the Johnson bill that a flood of un
desirable aliens is about to sweep in
to the United States and that emer
gency legislation is vital for protec
tion of the country.
Steamfitters' Union '
Against Closed Shop
Buffalo," X. Y., Jan. 4. Officers of
Steamfitters union, No. 665, made
public a resolution declaring against
closed shop regulations r,d an
'nouncing its withdrawal from the
International Steamfitters organiza
tion and the American Federation of
Labor.
The local .will continue its or
ganization and expresses confidence
in its ability to maintain ' present
wage scales and hours of- labor by
increased production.
"The increased production that our
freedom from outside dictation will
ctiablc us to deliver will mark all
the reduction in costs our employers
can fairiy ask." the resolution states.
Alaskan Judge Denies
,Acth ity in Politics
Washington, Jan. 4. From Alaska
Judge Charles Bunnell of the fed
eral territorial bench, came to testify
Ik fore a s.-n:'te subcommittee in con
nection wi'h his rcnonvnation to prr
s'dc over tin- Fourth Alaska judicial
division. He whs heard in executve
st-: sioii 'and it was understood he dc
n!ed charges, tiled months ago, of
being "pvrniciously active in pol
'ics." The charges were made by
former Delegate Wickershatn of
Alaska.
Catena
Oath P.
Judge Landis Turns
Heavy Artillery On '
Prohibition Agents
lileatTO Tribunr-Onialia, tiro loused Wlr.
Chicago, Jan. 4. Judge Landis
nnlimbered his heavy vocal artil
lery and directed a few telling shots
at United States District Attorney
Ciyue and Prohibition Director
Richardson, for their failure to be
ready for trial in a number cf liquor
cases. The patience of the Judge
has been crumbling over a succes
sion of continuances. !
"It seems to me," he remarked,
''that 18 months ought to be long
enough to prepare any case for
trial. It is a matter of common re
pute that a half-dozen breweries in
Chicago,, are making and selling
beer openly. It seems to me you
should bring some of these brewers
into court. It strikes me that there
iHas been gross negligence in all
these 'continued cases. I'm tired of
ibem."
Attorneys came in for stinging re
proof in four other acs before the
morning was over because they had
neglected to prepare their cases or
have their witnesses on hand.
Gov. McKeJvie
Speaks at G. 0. P
Leaders' Banquet
Men and Women Equally Rep
resented in Audience and on
Program at Big, Get-.
, Together Meeting.
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 4. (Special
Telegram.) Men and women were
represented equally here in the au
dience and on the speakers' pro
gram at a large banquet and get
together meeting of 500 republican
party leaders from all parts of Ne
braska, held under the auspices of
the republican state central com
mittee. " , ' ' "
Gov. S. ,R. McKelvie, - tbje princi
pal speaker of the evening on ac
count of the forced absence of Con
gressman C. F. Reavis, who is ill,
dwelt on the responsibility of the
republican party in Nebraska this
year in steering a course cf sam'ty
through the troubles confronting
the public. -
Th governor declared the party
had the opportunity of a lifetime in
winning the confidence of the peo
ple by a constructive legislative pro
gram with a legislature composed
cf the most overwhelming majority
in history.
Jeanette Rankin,' ex-eongrcss-woman
from Montana, spoke on
"Woman Suffrage, What Next?"
Other speakers were: T. L. Math
ews of Fremont, Mrs. Edgar B.
Penney of Fullerton. Senator R. S.
Norval, president pro tern of the
senate; .Walter L. AndersoR.esex4
Of the house; Mrs. E. G. Drake of
Beatrice and Mrs. John N. Bald
win of Omaha.
Mrs. Baldwin's remark on '"jarti-
san politics", drew much applause.
(.'. A. McCloudy state chairman from
York, presided and . Norris Brown,
Omaha, former united Mates sen
ator, acted as toastniaster. Clyde
Barnard of Table Rock read tele
grams from absent congressmen.
Evacuation of Fiume
Will Commence Today;
D'Annunzio Last to Go
Trieste, Jan. 4. Gabrielc d'An
nunzio will be the last man of his
expeditionary force to leave Fiume,
it was learned today. Evacuation
of the legionaries will commence
tomorrow. Present conditions are
miserable, due to a lack of food. Two
members of the provisional govern
ment have applied for relief to Gen
eral Ferrario, who commanded the
blockading forces. The said if
he would allow importation of milk,
bread and meat, the army would co
operate in relieving conditions. ,
All banks are guarded, as they
house a number of millions of lire
recently obtained as a loan for re
lease of-the steamship! Cogue, seized
by Fiume officers last fall. "
February 28 has been fixed as the
date for the first election of a con
stituent assembly.
Amendment to Sundry Civil
Appropriation Bill Beaten
' Washington, Jan. 4. The house
rejected, 125 to 132, an amendment
to the sundrv civil appropriation
bill proposing' to add $10,000,000 to
the measure as it came from the ap
propriations committee for work on
the Wilson dam, part of the Mussel
Shoals, (Alabama) nitrate project.
The action was taken in commit
tee of the whole after two days'
debate on the item. A final vote of
the house will be necessary.
France Concerned Over
Concentration of Reds
Paris, Jan. 4. France is con
cerned over unofficial dispatches tell
ing of concentration of six new
divisions of the Russian bolshevik
army on the frontier of Bessarabia
and all along the Dniester. Reports
indicate Moscow is preparing an at
tack to try to regain Bessarabia
province.
Railway Trainmen Purchase
Site for Office Building
Cleveland, O.. Jan. 4-r-The
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
closed a deal for the purchase of a
site for an eight-story office build
ing, one-half of wlich will be used
as the yeneral offices of the brother
hood, President W. G. Lee an
nounced. The cost approximates
$700,000. 1 -'
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Many Garment Workers Idle
Chicago, Jan. 4. Nearly SO pr
cent of the garment workers in the
Chica&o market, the greatest in the
country, are idle, M. M. Holtz, secre
tary, told delegates of the Interna
tional Association of Clothing De
signers. Waiting by the public, for
pi ices to decline, he said, was responsible.
SwanJ - Claai Matter May 2t, ISO, it
0. Under Act it March Jty.
Activities
Under Way
Both Houses Turn Attention
To Committee Assignments;
Hot Contest Over Finance
Body Chairmanship.
Selection ' to Be Rushed
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 4.--(Spec.ial.)
With the formal opening and organ
ization of the 40th session of the Ne
braska legislature completed today,
members of both houses turned their
attention toward committee assign
ments. For the next few days, as the two
houses go through with the addi
tional formalities of canvassing the
vote for state officers and inaugurat
ing these" officials, the two commit
tees on committees, one for the sen
ate and one for the house, will be
the only bodies in the Igislature with
much work to do.
Contest for Chairmanship.
In the lower house there is a
vigorous contest on for chairman
ship of the important finance Ways
and means , committee. Good of
Peru, who was chairman two years
ago, is not making an active fight
this year, but is a receptive candi
date and will have considerable sup
port. Axtel! of Fairbury is making
a strenuous canvass and chances in
;line to favor him, partly because he
is himself a member ,of the commit
tee which makes the .assignments,
while Good is nbt.
Both Good and Axtell were can
didates f for- speaker and were de
teated. AxteJI, never very confident
of election, arranged a postpone
ment of the Fourth district caucus on
election of members on the commit
tee on committees and secured his
own selection after h's defeat for
speaker. There is a possibility that
some third man may win the com
mittee favor - ,
Druesedow Opposed.
. Rodman, of Kimball count-, who
withdrew from his candidacy for
speaker early in the game, is a' cer
tainty for chairman of the judiciary
eonjmittee, the hardest-worked com
mittee in the house and more im
portant than ever this year because
of changes in the . statutes made
necessary by the new constitution.
There is some opposition to the,
assignment of Druesedow of Omaha
to head the committee on cities and
towns of the lower house, but here
again Druesedow's membership on
the committee on committees ' is
reasonably certain to .gain his pre
ferment for the place he wants. lie
Jiaweeii chairman --Hwe t-ttw?
This is the committee which
con
siders Omaha charter amendments.
Those who oppose Druesedow are
seeking to build up strength for
Robertson, also of Omaha. Dysart
of Omaha also has bettf named as
a possibility for the position. ,
Roads Committee Contest. '
Williams of Fillmore . county,
chairman of the committee on com
mittees, wants to head the "roads
committee on the permanent ' l'st.
Lundy of Custer also wants this
place but, by virtue of long exper
ience, Williams has the inside track.
Barbour of Scotts Bluff and Web
ster of Burt county both wan' the
chairmanship of the committee on
waterways and irrigation. Bar
bour's previous possession of this
" (Turn to Tone Tour, Column Fir.)
Sharp Reductions in
Wholesale Clothing
Prices Are Announced
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I Chicago. Jan. 4. The market for
men's spring and summer clothing
was opened today and manufacturers
offered suits much below that of 1920.
One factory quoted the manufactur
ers' price of wool suits at $25 com
pare to. $40 last fall and $37 a year
ago. Fine blue serge suits are of
fered at $30 compared to $47 last
fall and $43 a year ago. '
A standard worsted suit is now
wholesaled at $34 compared to $45
for spring of 1920. The very finest
worsted suits made in America are
now offered at $53, compared to $80
last fall." Fine worsted trousers are
now $9 compared to $12.50 last
spring, ."nets for summer goods
such as, Moha.. s"d J'alm Beaches
range jpward from $14.50 compared
to $l..50 last year.
Btyers say they llave, for the
most. part, liquidated 'goods bought
at peak prices and from now on
clothing will be retailed on the new
leel.
! Workhouse Closed After
Being Open Just 25 Years
Fon Du Lac, Wis., Jan. 4. The
Fon Du Lac county workhouse, af
ter a quarter of -a century existence,
was closed today because of lack of
business. Only 12 offenders were
sent to the workhouse last year.
Officials explained that prohibition
had no material effect on the closing.
West Virginia Solom
To Convene in "Y"
And Baptist Temple
Charleston, W. Va., Jan. 4 The
West Virginia state senate will con
vene in the Y. M. C. A. auditorium
and the house in the Baptist temple
v nen tne regular session opens Jan
uary 13. This plan was made neces
sary by the burning of the state Cap
itol yesterdav. with a loss which, of
ficials belie, will reach several mil
lion dollars.
Gov. John J. Cornwell this after
noon moved his temporary office
from the executVe mansion to the
armory, nearby. Other state offi
cials were arranging for offices in
different parts of the city. No at
tempt has yet been made to esti
mate the loss the state will suffer
through the destruction of records.
OMAHA, WEDNESDAY,
Goodby, High Heels;
Docs Back Law to
Cut 'Em in Nebraska
Oooh, la, la. Sweet pahpah.
Au revoir. French heels.
A bill forbidding the sale or even
manufacture of heels more than :r
inch and a half high is to-be intn
duced into the Nebraska legislatur
at once.
The osteopathic associtiation's re
sponsible and promises a hot cam
paign to pass the measure.
Booze is a crime, say the osteo
paths. So're high heels, then, they claii:;
Government Wins
Against Packers
Over Stock Yards
Objections of Tj? S. to Divorce
ment Plans Recently Sub
mit led by "Big Five" Are
Upheld by Court. s ;
Washington, Jan. 4. Government
objections to stock yard holdings di
vorcement plans, submitted by the
big packers under the recent agreed
decree, were sustained today by
Justice Stafford in the . district su
preme court. ' Any acceptable plan
must provide for early and com
plete divestment of all obnoxious
holdings, the court held.'
Justice Stafford also sustained the
government's contention that the de
cree of divorcement may be made
effective by receivership and sale.
Unless the defendants are able-to
present a suitable plan for which
time' extensions were allowed the
court served notice that such action
would be taken.
' Court May Act
If any delay, is to" be allowed in
the actual divestment under any new
plan, the court said, it must provide
for complete control by the court in
the meantime, so that the court
might terminateiit at anytime if it
should determine the packers were
not proceeding with promptness and
vigor.
An extension of six months was
granted in the case of Crescent City
stock yards owing to 'the peculiar
circumstances existing there.
The other defendants were al
lowed extensions to be agreed on.
Should . they fail to propose a plan
conforming to the requirements stat
ed by the court, Justice Stafford said
he.woujd feel obliged to appoint offi
cers to take -title to all stock in
question and to ' hold it subject to
court order until suitable arrange
mcnts were made to dispose of it in
accordance with the terms ana pur
poses of the decree. ; .
Justice Stafford also informed the
defndaits- that the court . could c
"see its way" in considering plans
to be submitted, ''to approve any
plan for consolidation of the yards,
whether by a holding company or
otherwise."
Swift and Armour had proposed
organization of a holding company
which would take over the stock
yard properties and lease them to an
operating company for a period of
years. F. H., Prince & Co., Boston,
bankers, was to organize the holding
company, but the government ob
jected to this plan, arguing that the
relations between that company and
the packers were such that there
would not be a divestment of the
property within the meaning of the
court's order.
The government made a counter
proposal that the ptoperties be taken
over by the court, trustees appointed
and a sale ordered.
t Four American Relief
Workers in Besieged
City of Urf a Escape
New Vork. Tan. 4
Four of seven
the besieged city of Urfa, Cilicia, ! tion & are beginning to, demand
since August 19, have escaped and tnat n of their i own direct grpup
reached Aleppo, a dispatch to the I b. appointed. James - of various
Near East Relief headquarters an- unlon '"ders have been presented to
nounced. The three others, whose ' Harding as available. ', ,
safety was reported December 28, are . Peter. S.' Grosscup, former federal
believed awaiting an opportunity to j "d8e. m Chicago, talked -with Mr.
leave. , ' 1 Harding on the association of na-
Th'ose wiio have escaped are Dr.lt,ons nd on details of governmental
Joseph S. Stewart, son of Prof. J. j reorganization. '. After his confer-
S. Slrwart of the TTniwrsitv of
Georgia, who was in charge of work
at Diarbekhir; Dr. James L. Park
of Indiana, Pa.; Roy E. Myer, Lan
caster, Pa., and Chris . Augsburgcr,
Canton, O.
Safe arrival at Sanvsun of four re
lief workers who made the overland
journey from Harpoot also was re
p.:r'c!i , The include Amy A. Burt
of Venice.- QJ,
Two UnidentiKea Men
Killed by Explosive
Williamson, W. Va., Jan. 4. Two
unidentified men were killed in ' a
dynamite explosion near the mine of
the Crystal Block Mining company
at Gates, 10 miles from Williamson,
last night, according to information
received by the Williamson Coal
Operators' association.
The bodies were found near the
boarding house of 30 negro employes
of the Crystal Block mine, and
large hole in the ground bore evi
dence of the explosion. Informa-J
tion available was that the president
and secretary of the local miners'
union in the region were reported
; missing. Strike headquarters could
not verify the report.
U. S. Treasurer John Burke
Announces Resignation
Washington, Jan. 4. Johil Burke,
treasurer of the United States, an
nounced his resignation, effective on
the appointment of his successor.
Mr. Burke was appointed treasurer
in March, 1913. Previously he served
three terms as governor of North
Dakota and was a member of both
the senate and house 'of that state.
He will join the banking firm of
Kardos & Co., New York, which is
to become Kardos & Burke
JANUARY 5, 1921.
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What
Labor Leaders
iWantUnionMan
In New Cabinet
- Railroad Workers Especially
Strong for Representation, in
Official Family of Harding;
: Doak Calls at Marion!, j y
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By PHILIP KINSLEY. (
Chicatro Tribune-Omaha, Bc Lenaed Wire
Marion, Q., Jan.' '4;f-Prident-elect
Harding was informed that
union labor men all over the country,
particularly the railroad men, want
a union labor, man. named as ; a J
member of the"cabiiet. The man"
who brought this message and who
obtained certain information from
Mr. Harding which he wilt carry
back to his chiefs, was WVM. Doak,
vice president of 'the. Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen. "Mr. Doak said
that he was satisfied Mr. Harding
would be friendly . to labor.
He could not say what the verdict
of the union men would be on the
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Esch-Cummins bill which Mr. Hard- f " ranchers of western Nebraska
ing defended with such vigor I VA. astern Wyoming: The com
thrniitthmit th. ramnaion . I plaints, as brought, out at the meet-
The discussion largely, centered
.u. u:. t u fc.--
ported that Mr. Harding was look -
j i h.ii. t n. rninpr ' it i ! .1 v nf"n ir. ,
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ing outside labor circles for ; secrc-
tary of labor. . In the sifting of his
tentative cabinet, he had Herbert
un,, .t9i.,i '(r ii,,i.--cm-,i
fcGompers is said to be' friendly to the
f Hoover appointment, but labor men
becoming aroused to the situa
i ences ne sam
l nave been ,.m lavor ot ...n as
sociation of nations that would
leave, with the governments, 1 the
final power of decision; in all ques
tions coming up for action. I do
not like the idea of a surrender of
the final word tb any organization
aside from the governments , them
selves. I favor The. Hague court of
arbitration and the organization of
an international court to determine
all questions that the "nations can af
ford to have decided, not affecting
national honor Or vital interests. -
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Average Cost of (Growing
Corn in Iowa 93 Cents Bu.
Ames. Ia., Jan. 4. The average
cost of f-aising corn in 1920 in Iowa
was 93 cci'ts .a bushel, according to.
figures mac public today by the
farm management department. of Ue
Iowa state college, which, ifi co
operation with the Iowa Farm Bu
reau federation, is investigating cost
of farm products. A total of 337
farms were investigated to arrive at
the figures. ' 1
Grand Jury Investigates (
South Dakota Coal Priced
Sioux Falls," S. D.,' Jan. 4. Inves
tigation into the high prices of coal
in Sioux Falls and southeastern
South Dakota was begun by the
special grand jury called by Judge
amei D. Elliott in , United States
district court. Nineteen men com
prise the jury. ; '
Ship Sale Postponed
Washington, Tan. 4- Indefinite
postponement of the sale of surplus
shipping materials on the Pacific
coast was announced by the shipping
board. Material! were advertised by
the board for sale by 'competitive
bids, January 14.
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This Country
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Stockholders
Vote to Dissolve j
Packing Firm
! Alliance-Company to Go Out i
Of Existence Following Dis
satisfaction of Shareholders
Over President's Actions.
. Alliance, Xeb.,, Jan. 4. (Special!
Teleztam.V The Alliance Packing 1
L company was voted out of existence
at a special all-day meeting Held 1 weltth street, just 'across- tne
here at -which". 205' of the 298. stock- street from central police-headquar-holder's
were present. The'vot of ters, detectives arrested tljree Ghina-
golve tht corporation, coupled with
those present was unanimous-to ars -
a demand for the return of 82!i per
Cent of the total 'stock subscribed
Since the -company Was organized in
November, 1919. Only one stock
holder: declined to vote either way.
President Under Fire.
: The meetihgvwas the culmination
of a series , 'of grievances alleged to
have been-held by the stockholders,
the majority .of whom are farmers
'. "'S. were vnencu micuy amsi
i E.. Plumbe.1 nresident of the rom-
:nan:. io?-hs alleged failure to mal
good.on nis promises to build tract-
mg-yards and a large killing plant
?l Alliance, according to ftie orny
inal plans, lhe stockholders com-
plained .that the company, Had held
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without interest, and that.no steps
had been taken or immediate pros
pects in sight toward the erection of
the olant.-
Under the law and the articl.-s of
incorporation ' the-'sfotkholders can
receive -only 82'. per cent of 'the
amount -of stock for, which they
subscribed. Every investor, there
fore, will lose 17J4 cents on each
$1 worth of stock purchased;
' Dissolution. Proceedings Heaid -
Following the vote of the stock- i
holders for dissolution, a new board
of directors and executive officers,
including a president, vice president,
secretary and treasurer, were
elected, wh,o sole duties were to
arrarrgclihe final settlement ot the
cniAny's". affairs'. The new board
ent 'over the books, assisted by
m attorney, and found all -ash and
securities intact. Formal dissolu
tion, proceedings were heard in dis
trict court and as soon as the neces
sary . permission :'is granted by the
state board; of securities, the 82'
peri cent 'of subscribed stock will be
returned" to the stockholders " The
compt'ny offices Jvill be closed here
immediately; ' , ' ,
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Independent Steel Firm .
' Reduces All of Its Prices
Pittsburgh, Pa.. Jan. 4. The Jones
&, Laughlin Steel company, one of
the largest of the independentstoday
reduced its selling price on steel
pipe and other, tubular goods to the
level ca the industrial hoard prices
of , March 21, 1919. This move fol
lows the lead of the Republic Iron
and Steel company last week and
practically places all steel products
on. the basisf the United States
Steel corporation.
Hog juried in Strawstack (
? ,. Since July Emerges Alive
Olathe.aKan., Jan. 4. A new fast
ing recoio was said to have been es
tablished when a hog belonging to
S. H. Jaiuieson, emerged from a
strawstacl1:. where it apparently had
been . burii'd , since July, when the
farmer mifsed the animal. At that
time it weighed about 300 pounds.
It had lo it 200 pounds. Investiga
tion shoWed a hollow place about
16 feet square beneath the itaclr
art gnat-ay. li: Dally Oaly.M: . $4
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Needs
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AND A' lftERNT
CHAUFFEUR . Wit
COULD; TRfcycL"
FAST- AND"'iuftE
Three Chinamen
And Seize 'Dope'
Detectives Svvobp' Down on AI-
leged Hop Joint Across, Street
From Police Station Hot
Opium Pipe Found.'
In a spectacular .raid, yesterday
afternoon on - Soon Lee's .Chinese
'nierchandisc store,.' at-' HI -Xorth
men ana seized aope wortn $,uuu
ana tour loaaea- revolvers. -
Those arrested and held without
Wntids are, Soon Lee,' alias Lung
Tong,. proprietor;". Wong Lee' and
Mark Quong. After a search of
the basemerit and store. Detectives
Frank and 'Graham, who were in
charge of ,the .raiding squad,, found
$2,000 in various denominations con
cealed in wood and tin boxes' and
under bed covers. " "' "
' A hot-opium pipe, was also found.
Vvhich. according to detectives, ap
parently was in use when the raid
was made.
Detectives Clyde Lake, Llovd io
j -i 1 ii;i,.im ,.......1
land and Charles ' Whalcn surround
ed 'the. building, while the other de
tectives went into-the store.. Three
Chinamen who wr.lked " into the
store -were searched for Vdope." '
. Hundreds of. spectators watched
tne detectives stage" the raid almost
under the windows -of Inspector
Patt.ullo's office. ... ;
.The" three Chinamen will be turn
ed . over. to. federal authorities to-
; !ay and charged with having r,ar-
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Lee., who. is . said to be influential
in .Chinese circles, here, said 'he had
made niahy trips td Giina" since 'he
came to Omaha in 1912. . according
to Detectives Graham and Franks.
Federal Court Opens
With Many 'Moonshine'
Gases on Its Docket
' -
. Federal court opened . yesterday
with 150 cases on' the docket."' Fed
eral Judge T. C. Mungcr is presiding.-
i ',
The majority of the cases are al
leged violations of the national pro
hibition amendment, centered gen
erally on the illegal manufacture of
"moonshine.".
! Corridors of the federal building
were crowded with persons, mostly
foreigners, awaiting hearings..- Near
ly every walk of life was represented
among the motley crowd that
swarmed about the judge's bench.
Judge Munger took under advise
ment the case of Ray T. Flvnn,
negro, 964 - South Twenty-eighth
street, w ho pleaded guilty to selling
liquor.- ''
Turkish Nationalists
Call Mussulmans to Arms
'Constantinople, Jan. 4. The na
tional assembly of the Turkish na
tionalist government -,at Angora has
called all Mussulmans between the
agei of 20 and 30 years to the col
ors, it is announced in sn Angora
r.:cssage today. ' ' v
The Weather
' -. Forecast.
Fair and colder Wednesday.
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THREE CENTS
U. S. Action
In Cuba h
Possibility
Foreign Minister Seeks Ex
planation of Dispatching of
Gen. Crowder'in Attempt
To Settle Situation.
May Stop Moratorium
By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
Chlrino Trlbunr-Omh B Lraatd W Irf .
Washington, Jan. 4. Disclosure
here today of the serious condition
of affairs in Cuba suggests a strong
possibility of American intervention
in the event of the failure of Genersl
Crowdcr's mission.
The United States has intetvcuci'.
in Ctia once under the Piatt amend
ment since the original occupation
following the. Spanish war and it has
Been treely predicted that if wc
should be compelled 'to go in agai'i.
The Cuban,-minister Dr. Carle -Manuel
de (spedes, was so startled
by the disnatch of General Crowder
and a sta3 of military aide to Ha
vana, aboard a battie;-hip that la
called at the State department today,
seeking an explanation. He was ap
prehensive. hc said, that the Cuban
people would jump to the conclusion
that intervention was contemplated
Acting Secretary of State- Davi-i
informed the minister that the nt'i-
pose of the president, in dispatching
General Crowder to. Cuba wt
simply to impress him "with tin
necessity of the Cuban government
taking effective steps to remccy th?
existing chaotic situation.
Minister Not Advised.
l he Cuban minister had no: bc-ci
advised of the president's! mow unti.
he read the newspapers today. TI.;
State department instructed t'v
American minister in Havana to
notify President Mcnocal of Gen
eral Crowder's impending arrival.
The trouble in Cuba, may be set
forth undeV three heads:
Economy, signified by the shut
down of sugar cane mills and general
stagnation of industry. '
Financial caused, by excessive
sugar crop speculation, resulting in,
the insolvency of numerous banks'
and the establishment of a morator
ium by the government.
.Political, emanating from a tailute
to determine who has been elected
president, charges of election fraud :
clouding ihe result.
Cuba appenrs to be .uffering fro:-
a sugar" spree and the morning after.
With sugar selling for 25 cents in the
United States last year, Cuba wss
rolling in wealth and ugar million
aires were made in a day. Then the
price of sugar slumped, the care
nills closed and Cuba went broke
Subject of Conference.
t'Ths Cuban situation was the sub
ject of another conference today be
tween the president and Mr. Davis
The president, it is reported, fels
that intervention- in Cub can be
avoided if certain measures arc taken
by the Cuban eovcrnment. hut thcsi
possible steps have not been defined
publicly.
Among them, however, it is be
lieved, is, the abolishment , of the
moratorium, which has been .ex
tended until February 1. vith no
(Turn to P Two. Column Two.)
Woman Says She Forgot
About Murdering Man
Until She Found Bodv
, . y
Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 4. A
woman giving the name of Lillian
McGill, 29, called at police headquar
ters and told a story of killing a mar.
Sunday night, placing the bodv
under the bed and forgetting about
it until today, when she started tt
sweep her room. ''
Patrolmen visited the room in
small hotel and found the unclothe.'
body of a man about 25 years oid.
The head was, resting on two pillow?
and the body was - covered with
blankets. ,
: In a written statement, the woma!.
admitted killing the man. She said
she only knew him as "Frank." and
that he told her he was employed iu
a Hsaldon. They quarreled, she said,
and he struck her,' whereupon she got
a revolver and shot him three times
in the head. . - , '. ,
She said she had betii in a dawr
condition for the past two days a? '
insisted that she forgo: the traged
entirely until today.
Resolutions to Stop
Army Recruiting Read
: . ..
Washington, Jan. 4. Two resolu
tions proposing lo stop or limit re
cruiting were introduced in the sen
ate., Senator Dial, democrat. Sont'i
Carolina, proposed to) prohibit
further recruiting for army, navy and
marine corps, the resolution assert
ing 252.000 men had been obtained
during the year for the three services
causing a deficit in appropriations
and a burden beyond the capacity oi
the country to endure.
Senator New, republican of Indi
ana, proposed to instruct the secre
tary of war to stop army enlistments
until the force was reduced to 175.
000 men, the number appropriated
for in enrrent hills.
Reports of Retirement of
Maud Adams Are Denied
New York. Tan. 4. Reports t'ia
Miss Maud Adams had retired froi:
the stage were met. with announce
ment by A. L. Erlanger and CsD
Dillingham that she would reappcai
under their management early ncx;
fall.
"She is in splendid health, havir s
completely recovered from the. ill
ness that compelled her to abandot
her tour in the autumn of 1918." th
45 announcement said