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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 5, 1921)
1 THE BEE: . OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1921. 7 Farm Bodies Open Sessions at r State Capital Nebraska Horticultural Soci v ' ety Only Branch to Report 3 ' Profit Production and H . Marketing Discussed. (Catlonfd From 'Faff One.) ' t ; the gentleman from Hitchcock coun t".; ty was ruled out of order. 1 Future Outlook Dark. 3: The future outlook for the farm V" r, especially the young farmer, is dark, according to L. R. Snipes, :Ji county agent of Weeping Water. He presented figures showing that -''.' any young man with $34,000 capital would do better to remain in the c'J; city and put Ins money out at in- terest than to invest it in any farm - at $200 an acre. i Sara Harris of Stella took a some what opposite view in discussing the renter's point of view. He made the '-."' point that no man of small capital t could live as well in the city as in the country. Nearly half of the ; 6,500,000 farmers of this country are r tenants and these tenants are as a ,; "i rule producing more than farmers ' ' on their own land. Bankers Encourage Organization. Bankers are encouraging the farm ers to organize to cut the expense of marketing, Mr. Harris declared, ,: ayd men in business must show tKey perform a benefit or go. Bank ers have also realized" that it costs j less to finance the farmer than the r speculator and credit methods arc being altered, he said. V Prof. E. L. Taylor of the Agricul tural college was followed by Leon- ard Herron, editor or lhe Nebraska J; Union Farmer of Omaha, Pros r perity has driven more farmers from - the land than adversity, he declared, ; and no exodus from the soil need be .i .. anticipated at the present time. Farm -' prosperity inevitably causes land speculation, which drives out the real farmers and, supplants them with tenants, according to this view. He said that land prices probably L:: would not go down, but that deal pi: ings in land would be slower in the .Si jiext few years. ' Farmers Should "Sit Tight" gj; Mr. Herf on said that the prices of farm products had been pushed low- er than they should be because through monopoly control-the prices n,. tof ether products had been niain 1,' tained at excessive levels. He does li! tiot expect normal business condi tions until the prices of all products, whether of the farm or of thefactor ' 5cs, get on the same level. !f-; "I suggest that the farmers sit tight and buy as little,, as possible, :t; to wear their old clothes longer and ';: to keep on using old machinery," he said. He thought that this would 'iilTprove the most effective way of bringing the trusts to time. '3' He declared that the monopolies S niust cut prices before the country '.12: tan expect to get down to a nortnal 3 basis. Rather than make a cut i", factories have let out large numbers ;f employes rather than sell their t; goods at figures that would be on ;H;a parity-with agricultural products. Favors Smashing Monopolies.' . He wondered if the farmers should brganize a monopoly'to fight other monopolies on whether they should ;5 exert their great power of numbers ita: to smash monopolies. Personally, he"" favored the latter course. - He IS;: looked with much .favor on the co-operative producing societies of the ; Pacific coast and commended their scheme of action. . ' --!. He held, however, that farmers can never become monopolists because "k4' every farm product has a substitute If. for instance, wheat went up too p Ugh, people would quit eating wheat &bread and they woulA- seek som ";E: cheaper substitute. Therefore, he r:: thought it better for the farmers to break monopolies instead of.becom i;ing monopolistic themselves. jg; He strongly advocated the exten ts sion of the co-operative program 3 among agriculturists. He wanted to ja see many co-operative banks in Nc . tibraska. The banks as at present reorganized, he pointed out, are formed for.the service to other busi- jEiness interests than farming. Prices StM Up. 1 : .Mr. Herron believed that if the t cost of the war had been paid by direct taxation, in other words if .-the nation had paid its bills as it if j went along financial conditions i " would not now be so distressing. " , He had noticed, and he supposed , ! ihat others living in the city had tS!observed, that wheat is much lower ithan during the war, yet the price of bread has not .dropped. Oats -have Nigone down in the crash of prices and ' -iyet oatmeal products haye not j" dropped; Thfre is no sale for wool and it has struck bottom, but cloth :: ing and shoes are still high. ;' Horticulturists Hopeful. A more hopeful spirit was shown ; at the meeting of the rohticulturists, where J. F. Shubert of Shubert sent ,?.. paper describing the profits in ap- pie growing in eastern Nebraska as jfcomrnonly around $100 an ace. This figure was considered low by several of the members of the society, who cited instances in which $200 an acre ;Lhad been made and set profits for t arcful fruit growers at IS per cent. Professor Fjlley and Professor ; Howard of the Agricultural college were requested to prepare blank forms on which orchardists can com rIute their production costs. Thorne Brown of the Nebraska Railway - commission spoke, on the subject of VJ: ''Freight Rates and Transportation." '.Figures supplied by him indicate "- that each family in America averages u $175 a year for freight bills. He i stated that not until the cost of - L" .operations is lowered can rates be - Z, txpected to go down. U; Better Foul Laws. "Better foul brood laws for Ne braska," was the keynote of the morning meeting of the bee keepers. JThe members of the association de- aire the repeal of the present law -regulating foul broods in Nebraska titnd the substitiftion of another meas " jare -which requires stricter regula- kions.' "a : H. C Cook of Omaha told the ae .r gociation of the dangers in allowing lonl broods to mingle without prop X: r regulation. He explained the Ne t braska statute in detail and pointed out wherein the law was weak. Honey Producers Elect Officers. C. E. Carhart of Wayne was Some Nebraska Representatives Honey Producers' association at the business session held Tuesday' after noon. He will succeed P. W. Livers of Hardy. O. E. Timm of Bennington was re-elected secretary. The bee-keepers decided to urge a bill vor a state apiarist to work with the honey pro ducers. The legislative committee was instructed to write Nebraska legislators urging the passage of tariff laws to protect the American honey producers. ' Secretary Timm announced the organization of a new county asso ciation at Bridgeport, the seventh in Nebraska. At the afternoon session of the Honey Producers' association, E. W. Atkins, Watertown, Wis., was the principal speaker. He dwelt on the importance of wintering bee colonies in good shape. He called attention of the mem bers that the loss of keeping, the bees through the winter time was sometimes as high as 10 to 20 per cent., This was followed by a tech nical discussion of the means of af fording protection to the colonies during cold weather. E. G. Maxwell, Douglas eounty agent, told of the work of the boys and girls' bee clubs and urged the universal adoption of this means of interesting the younger people of the communities in the bee industry. Sheep Breeders Meet. . A hundred farmers interested Jn sheep production gathered for the afternoon meetinz of the Nebraska Sheep Breeders' association, of which C. S. Atkinson, Pawnee City, is president and W. H. Savin, Univer sity farm, is secretary. L. C. Cristie, county agent of Sevardv county, and Prof. A. M. Patterson, Kansas Agricultural col lege, were among the , important speakers. v '' "Stopping the losses of -the sheep business," was the trend of thought followed in the afternoon meeting. The speakers called attention to the practice. of some breeders in not ade quately caring for the lambs. Un sanitary surroundings and improper feeding were ; listed among the causes for the loss of the animals. Coyote Pest Discussed. The work of coyotes and dogs in killing the sheep pastured was also featured in the discussion One stockman told of ridding the terri tory of coyotes by placing s bounty on the animals. This was paid either by the individual stock owners or a county association. A group of breeders advocated the use of the rifle or shotgun to dispose of the dogs gnilty of making inroads into the sheep herds. W. G. Whitmore of Valley was introduced to the association and made a short talk, telling of his experiences in marketing sheep. He advised the sheep raisers to . co-op-ctate with a , reliable commission firm so they could be advised promptly of market changes. American Legion Post at Table Rock Names Officers Table Rock, Neb., Jan. 4. (Spe cial.) Members of Thomas Little post of the American legion, at their regular session held at Pawnee City, elected the following officers for the coming year: Commander, J. A. Daugherty: ad jutant, C. R. Bigelow; finance officer, Fred Allen; executive committee, H. Davis, James Young, Julius Jensen, James Barker and Ben Henry. Fortnightly Culture Club At Stanton Holds Election Staonton, Neb., Jan. '4. (Special Telegram.) At the regular business meeting of the Stanton Fortnightly Culture club officers for the coming year were elected as follow?: Presi dent, Bertha Schneider; vire presi dent, Esther Raabe; secretary, Alta Whalen; treasurer, Pearl McKin sey; critic, Winifred Outhouse; club reporter, Edith Pont To protect the hands of metal workers from flying fragments a glove has beeen patented with screen guard projecting from the side next to the thumb. Lighting Fmtr: Orj'ituitn Elec tric Co., formerly Ilurre-s-'.'.randen ' - . I j Fremont Man Ends Life With Poison Alleged Despondency Over Threatened Departure Wife Thought Responsible. Fremont, Jb.i Jan. 4. (Special Telegram.) Midon K. Howlett, 25, alleged to have been driven to des peration by threats of his wife to leave home and her impending de parture on a late ti a'm last night, committed suicide by draining a bottle of poison about 6. . The act was committed in the presence of his 22-year-old wife and a child, 4, following the threat of Mrs. Howlett to return to her par ents in Kansas City because of his alleged cruelty to her and his oft-repeated attempts to kill himself and family. Three times previous to the fatal attempt, Howlett had pleaded with his wife to take poison with him, according to the story given by the widow. She alleges that her husband was obsessed with the idea of murdering the entire family for the past month as a result of financial difficulties. She admitted that there had been a family quarrel, but refused to state the cause of the disagreement. About a week ago she phoned to police and asked them to prbtect her from her husband who, she said, had threatened ' to kill her because she wished to .leave him. She declared that she feared for his sanity and did not feel safe in his home. Howlett and his wife came to Fre mont about four years ago, and he has been employed as a lath worker under various contractors. His repu tation is very good among his form er employers, who assert that he had always seemed rational to them and was -very1 conscientious about his work and money obligations. The only reason offered for the suicide is insanity. County Agricultural Body Names Officers Stanton, Neb., Jan. 4. (Special Telegram.) The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Stanton County Agricultural society was held at the court house. The fol lowing men were elected as mem bers of the board of directors: Charles Mittlestadt. Peter Davidson, John Ehardt. H. D. Millet. F. E. Pont, F. J. Parr, Elmer Loe. D C. Chase, Ed M. Kern, C. J. Krempr, T. R. Chace. C. G. Deins, Henry Shultz, Eli Best and obert Piller. It was ordered that the hoard of directors be empowered to erect bleachers on the fair grounds to be used by spectators' free of charge Following the annual meeting, the board of directors met, electing the following officers for -the ensuing year: John Erhardt, "president; J. R. Chace, vice president: H. D. Mil ler, treasurer; E. E. Pont, secre tary, Vid Charles Mittlestadt, super intendent of grounds. Nineteen Farm Mortgages Filed During December Beatrice, Neb., Jan. 4. (Special.) During the month of December. 1920, 19 farm mortgages were filed in the office of the register of deeds, aggregating -$127,800; 10 were re leased during the same period, amounting to $22,688.15. Town and city mortgage filings for December amount to $14,754.75, the number being 15. Twenty-two, with a total value of $28.202.71. were released. Women Touted "for Mayor Bloomfield, Neb., Jan. 4. (Spe cial.) It is rumored -that women will run for the nffir nf mivn. in IBioomfield at the coming spring r.t..t:i. Tit. - - .: .t.. names of four who, it is asserted, will be active candidates. AUVKRTISEMKNT To Cur a Cold in One Day Tk Grove' LAXATIVE BROMO ' QtTl- V1VVT tihtati Th. nn..ln. I .i. fed JT LjSLJ V ' OMAHA! ML&AC? Attempted Suicide Taken to Asylum ; Fremont, Neb., Jan. 4. (Special.) 1 H-Mrs. John i Stevens, 35,, -who at tempted uicide recently, was lounu mentally deranged and was taken to the state asylum at Lincoln for treat ment, She was halted in an attempt a few days ago to swallow a quantity of deadly poison, used in the home as a disinfectant. Mrs. Stevens is the mother of four children, the youngest an infant and the oldest a boy of 19, Her husband acts as caretaker for the Fremont ("mintrv rlnh Hurinir th fiitmmr months. Physicians declare that hern condition is the result of overwork and a general breakdown from nervous traifh- Pioneer Settler Dies at Home in Madison County Madison, 'Neb., Jan. 4. (Special.) Adelbert Rakowsky, a pioneer set tler of Madison county, died at his home in this city. Funeral services were held at the Trinity Lutheran church, Rev. Hensick officiating. Burial was in Crownhill cemetery. , He is Survived by his wife, five sons, Ernest and Henry of Norfolk; and -Albert, Louis and Gustav of Madison; and one daughter, Mrs. Ida Maurer of Madison. Always say "Bayer" Aspirin if trade mark Bayer Manufac ture MoDoacetic&cidesterof Salicylicteid. Bowen's Lower Price FURNITURE SALE affords the opportunity in Overstuffed Chairs, Rockers and Davenports to get them NOW at re ductions in price, mak ing them the Biggest Bargains in all our mer chandising history, ; Advertisement Give Your Furnace A Treat Buy Your COAL This Winter From too UPDIKE LUMBER & COAL CO. Phono Walaut 0300 ' V. Aspirin Initial Work Of Legislature Now Under Way Interest in Lower House Cen ters About Hot Figbt for Chairmanship of Ways and Means Committee. " (Continued Tnm Fat One.) place and his residence in the west ern irrigation countfjt are counted upon to win for him. Cole of Antelope county is certain of the chairmanship of the fish and game committee and Giftord of Fawnee is likely to head the com mittee on fees and salaries, although this is not a certainty. Representative Franti of Eagle is slated to head the committee on banking. However, if Axtell wins the chairmanship of the finance' committee and Frantz finally desires some other assignment, the banking committee may be entrusted to Good of Nemaha. McClellan of Hall county " is slated in all probability to be chair man of the committee on state in stitutions. ( Revenue and taxation, a most im portant committee this session, is considerably in doubt, with no great rush of seekers for the honor. Less Certainty ia Senate. In the state senate there is less certainty as to chairmanships. Committee assignments will not be announced probably until next week. 1 The ordinary procedure was fol lowedHoday in opening and organi zation of both houses. All officers picked at caucuses "Monday night were formally elected, Speaker Wal ter L. Anderson and Chief Clerk Frank P. Corrick heading the house list and President Pro Tern Noryal and Secretary Bernard the senate list. ! The senate, formally convening Tuesday moon, rushed through its work of perfecting the permanent organization and adjourned to meet again Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock. Called to Order at Noon. Promptly at noon, Lieut. Gov. P. A. BarroWs, the presiding officer, let fall his gavel, calling the senate to order. The Rev. A. A. Crossman offered prayer. The roll call re vealed all of the 33 senators pres ent. Senator Wiltse called for a com mittee on credentials and the presid ing officer named Wiltse, Harrissand Beebe. The committee, presenting its report, was compelled to over look the failure of a few members of the senate to bring their certi ficates of election" i The committee of three appointed to wait on the chief justice and in form him that the senate was ready to be sworn in included Senators Hoagland, Nerval and Cooper. Chief Justice A. M. Morrissey then admin istered the oath to the members of the senate. Selection by Acclamation. The caucus selections for senate officers and employes were rushed by acclamation. R. S. Norval was elected president protem of the sen ate and Clyde Barnard of Table Rock was chosen secretary. The other employes elected were: First assistant secretary, H. E. Wright, Seward: second assistant secretary, Ed Shoemaker, Sidney; sergeant-atarms, H. V. Hoagland, Lincoln; assistant sergeant-at-arms, J. L. Howell, Albion; chaplain, Rev. A.A. Crossman, Crete; postmaster, Jerry Wilhelm, Lincoln, Committee Begins Work. Chairman Bushee ' and his as sociates on the senate committee on committees started work this after noon making , up committee assign ments. ' It will take from two to three days to complete the work. - Chairman Bushee asked the mem bers of the senate to hand in their preferences for committee assign ments. Very ' little gossip has developed over committee assignments. There is a large proportion of new mem bers in the senate this session than usual and as a result the older mem bers, according to the traditional custom, are pretty certain to get what they want. Anderson Seeking Job. Senator Anderson of Lancaster county is said to have a hanker ing for the chairmanship of the com mittee on taxation, which will be one of thtf most important committees during the session. Senator A. F. Sturm of Nehawka is apparently c s A complete food for .your hobry when for onjr reason mothers noillt foilft. EAGLE BRAND Condensed Milk REDUCTION IN PRICES Hie price of Exide Batteries for automobile starting and lighting is reduced 28 per centf effective January 1. This applies to all sizes and types. There is- only one grade of Exide Batteries the highest grade. This quality will be jealously maintained. THE ELECTRIC STORAGE BATTERY CO. . Service stations and PHILADELPHIA Branches ia dealers everywhere 17 cities AYTTEIHLOIES slated for the chairmanship of the committee on education. Sturm is one of the veterans of - the upper house and has always taken an active interest in educational matters. Saunders of Douglas and Cooper, also of Douglas, are two other vet; erans who can have what they want! Saunders was chairman of the com mittee on cities and towns two years ago and is verylikely to be found heading the same committee at this session. House Is Notified. The committee to notify the house that the senate had organized and was ready for business included Sen ators Watson. McGowan and Illian.' The committee , to notify -the gover nor included Warner, Bliss and Gan non. . : Acting Governor Barrows, m ap pointing ' committees, called atten tion to the fact that at least one senate rule has been shattered this session. It has always been the rule, he said, to appoint one member of Just . Received The First Victor Hit of 1921 A Special Release of , MflTgiC by Dixiefend Jazz Bud Palesteena i Victor Record o. Come in and get yours before the supply ii exhausted. . . '. MLCKE&& The House of Pleasant Dealings FIFTEENTH and HARNEY the minority party on each com mittee. "There's no . such animal this year," 'the lieutenant governor '3 1 aia, amia appiause. The senate is- solidly, republican, with Jj members. ' There will be no delay in senr. proceedings "at the session, if Lieu tenant Governor Barrows has his way. The presiding officer an nounced at the opening session that the senate would start promptly on time and members should see to. it they weri present -when s the open ing hour arrived. Otherwise the sergeant-at-arms promises to be a very much' over-worked man. Community Club Formed Lodgepole. Neb., Jan. 4. (Spe cial.) Citizens of the town of Sunol, six miles -west of. here, have organ ized a Community, club, with Bert Allington, .. president, and Albert Ruttner, secretary. , A parent-teachers' organization is a feature of the club. Jazz Band fet 143717, lilt . 85c. 3 V' 3 Hetiea (president oi uip lepras, Lg.as-A.dv, V ialaauar ox . W. any. ice.