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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 11, 1921)
THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, JANUARY. 11, 1921. 26,759,708 Votes Ca?t By Voters In November Voting Harding's Plurality Over Cox Was 7,001,763 Votes, While Wilson Beat Hughes by Only '591,385. ' New York, Jin. comparisons ot tne 10. Interesting popular vote .for president m iv-ju and mo are maae possible by official figures of vari ous state election canvassing board? compiled bv The " Associated Press and made public here today. They show a total popular vote of) 26. 759,708 for the -'candidates of seven parties aa compared with a total popular vote of 18.S1S.340 for the candidates of five parties ip 1916. The returns' from Tennessee alone are unofficial State Buildings Decay; Need Permanent Plan, Declares Engineer Hoge (Continued from Pas On)j institution is located, together with the local senator or representative, urge upon us the needs of their par ticular institution without regard to the needs of the world? '-..A re we go ing to have junketing trips around to thft various institutions made by committees of our legislature to de termine where appropriations shall be placed? Are we going to allow the judgement of a man or body of men who have spent an hour or so at one of our institutions be the gov erning factor in deciding where and how our money is to be spent? If so, we had almost as well hand over our money to the inmates of our institutions and let them spend it as their fancy dictates. If we are to continue our present archaic system it is 'only a matter of time until the money which has been more or less wasted, together with the money which has been lost due to lack of proper maintenance, where T Rehabilitating System of U. S. I Scored By Legion Oxganixation Calls On Con- JS' SSS?'wik2f. tS ScSSSS '4 nd Cm begun to decentralize by gcing out into the field and looking up the men it has approved 150,000 additional cases and placed 61,000 additional men in training. "It attempts and i part has succeeded in looking up the men. contrary to the general , practice of having the man look up I the agency," says the legion, j Criticism of the operation of these "Money Markets of World Are Upset, Statement Shows gress to Consolidate Three Departments So as to Se cure Greater Efficiency. Hanlinii's plurality over Cox was 7.00V63. Four years ago President , funds have no ben provjded( wi Wilson s plurality over ' Charly . reach sch a stupendou9 arnount thut r.vaiis uukiics was oi.joj. itcw York Mushes was state gave Harding a vote of 1,868,411.' his highest return in -any we will be forced to change our plans. Increased fuel bills, due to bad and improperly installed heating itate. as compared with 700.744 for systems wiU become i0 rcat a our. Lox. Ohio, the state ot .pstn.ine , den that we the oeoote. w;n demand reforms. : Definite Plan Needed. But why let it go n. when every added year only means that the ulti mate expense will be the greater? Should we not better have the "tooth out now," and have it over? The remedy is. I believe, plain. In- Benson pollctT Weaa. 0I. appropriations 10 tnis or mai liiMiiui.uu -ior in. s or inai pur pose let us have a permanent levy. so that these in charge of our insti tutioHs will know how much money they are to have for the conduct ot the -institutions. Then permanent plan can be laid for the enlargement and improvement of each institution. Then those who are in charge 'of our institutions and who know the needs of all. can intelligently plan to meet tnose needs, emciently and. com pletely, and npt be crippled by hav ing to limit their expenditures to meet the ideas of some outsider. In my judgment a levy should be made at this time wh:ch will return a fund adequate to mett the growing needs or tne institutions and money enough to start on an extensive scale the work of rehabilitating should be appropraited. Plans for the recon struction and upbuilding of the var ious institutions should be prepared under a competent engineer and architect with these plans looking to future expansion. The work or re building should in many cases be pushed as rapidly as possible so that economies can be had in operation, but such work should not be done until plans can be perfected looking to the ultimate end. Personally I do not feel that any republican and democratic canaV dites. save Harding 1,182,022 and Cox 7(50.037. Illinois gave them, respectively, 1,430,480 and 534.394 and Pennsylvania " 1.218,215 and 503,202. Debs Shows Gain. The 1920 vote for ' Eugene V. Debs, socialist candidate, was 914 869. wh e in 1916 only 585,11 3. rour years previously, however. Debs rolled up a vote of 897,011. The socialist party vo'e in New York state was 203,114, a pain of 157.170 over 1916 and of 139,733 over 1912. Debs polled only 28 votes in South Carolina and 38 in Idaho, while in Vermont the party filed no domination. . . Dr. Aaron Watkins, nominee of the prohibitionists, polled a total vote of 187.470, a. decrease of 33.036 from the party vOteofk.1916. Out of a total of more thanhalf a million votes cast in North Carolina the "dry" candidate received 17. Geor gia gave, him 8. Greater New York, including New York. Bronx, Kings. Queens and , Richmond counties, with a total vote of 1.276,768, polled The total vote (polled by Parle Christensen. farmer-labor nominee, was 252,435, all "'cast ' in 18states. Cox, the socialisi-labor candidate, received 42.950 vores and Macauley, nominee of the single tax party, 5.747. ,,.. ' ropaiar voie. Harding' Hep. Atsbsma 74.MO Arlionft 37.01 Arkansas C9.RKJ California 824,9S Colorrtdo 17S.24S Ccnnsttfcut 129. 23R Delawara o'2.S5 Florida 44.835 Georgia ., 41.ns . Idaho S8;321 Illinois .1,459,480 Indiana 96.S70 Iowa 634.674 Kansas Sfi.26 Kentucky .....152.480 Louisiana 3. 538 Mains 1M.S5S Vnryland Alsssnchusetta ....y Michigan .. sltancpota .... "Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska .......... Nevada New Hampshire . ... New Jersey ........ New Mexico , . New York North Carolina North Dakota .. Ohio Oklahoma Oreiron Pennsylvania , Rhode Island . South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee ..... Texas Utah Vermont ..... Vlralnla '.. Washington I21.1ST "West Virginia ISS.no? S38.11T M,15S 1 61 MS . S19.421 . 11.644 . T2?.l 1BS.4J0 151, PS IS. 432 IS.1H ii.mi 67.C3I t.fif.411 . 122.848 140,072 1,182.022 , 243.41S ,' 14.1.692 . 1.118.216 107.483 2,110 102,874 212.770 114.26S . 81.666' S8.212 Co tem. 163,2(4 22,644 106,(184 229,121 104.936 1?2 !2! I special chancre shoulde be made in o!si5 1 1 He plan of conducting the Institu- ,S7S tions un'css il DC that! do feel that BS4,'4 the board shoHld not employ out 227'sn s'e arcn'tects a,'d engineers to per is54fi4 form the duties mentioned above. I 45M97j'do feel that" for the best interests of ls!ijtrie institutions it is necessary that tM24;"a 'permanent engineer and P'-'-hitct mfiiDe hired who, in tnattcrs affecting , me pnysxai piar 674 nulllultl'J cvjufiiiiiji lATacliincTtrtn Tn n 1 Tlt nrecint , j " r - system of rehabilitating disabled vet erans of the war is denounced bv the American Legion as a "failure" jvhich should be remedied by consol idating under a single head the three government agencies now engaged in that work. This charge and the re medial suggestion presented by the legion today to President Wilson, President-elect Harding and to every member ofHxjth houses of congress in a memorial directing attention to the "suffering, shameful neglect and injustice which the legion asserts marks the administration of the af fairs of the war veterans. Col. F. W. Galbraith, jr., national commander of the legion, personally delivered a copy of the memorial to Senator Harding at Marion, where Colonel Galbraith had -an appoint ment to discuss Vwith the president elect the legion's program for the disabled men. Must Consolidate. The leg4on asserts in the memorial that the function ot the three agen cics which now deal withrfhe soldiers who require their country's care, the bureau of war risk insurance, the federal board for vocational educa tion and the United States public health service, "must be co-ordinated?! their machinery decentralized and all hree placed under the common con- tiol. "To do this, the memorial says, At . . , mere must oe a new law wnicn slftlf place the unified organization under a single administrative head." For this new organization the legion asks an appropriation sufficient to Lirv. build, eouio and enlarge hospir tals sufficient to provide facilities for ail the men now tinder hospitalreat- hnent , , It fs announced that the legion has sent copies of the memorial to 000 legion speakers in all states who have volunteered to endeavor to focuS the attention of the nation ofi the situation of the disabled men. United States Has Been Liberal. The memorial asserts that the United States has been more liberal than any other nation in its pro visions for the disabled soldiers, but that it has failed in a large measure to make these provisions available. J his is attributed to an -astonishing sttte of divided responsibility and wasted effort among the governnent agencies with which the problem rests. "The result is .the suffering of the disabled veteran. -Thousands are waiting and have waited for months for an opportunity to re-establish themselves as self-sustaining mem bers of society by vocational train ing, ihousands are m need ot nos- pitalizat.on and the government has r.o hospital facilities 'available for them, bixteen thousand beds are to such an exent that when a war veterans compensation ' is shifted from the bureau of war risk insur ance to the board of vocational edu cation there is a delay of from three? weeks to two months, during which "jo provision is made for the man's maintenance." "A recent Survey of conditions in a tubercular hospital had disclosed that about 75 per cent of the patients had received no compensation and were in a wretchefl state of anxiety," said the memorial. "Some had left the hospital in their weakened con dition to trjr to work and support their familfcs, because the govern ment had failed to do so. "The United States public health service acts as an agency of both the bureau and the board, but is respon sible to no authority common to both, because there is not such au thority.! There is a clear br:ak in the chain of responsibility." Declaring that it ' is remarkable that the rehabilitation system ha- ac complished "what little it has," the legion attributes this to the sincer ity of the men employed in the three agencies, who, it says, "generally have made the best of an impossible situation." . tions Must Improve Before Trade Between U. S. and - Xlountries Can Improve. Washington, Jan. 10. Better trade conditions bttween the United States and South America and the far" east cannot be expected until low rates of exchange and labor con ditions in foreign countries ' have been improved, according to a sum mary of world, business made public today by the Department of Com merce. The statement was the first of monthly summaries the depart ment will issue. V In practically every ''country of South America and the far east im ports have fallen in the last few months and money has become v?ry hard to obtain, cablegrams to the de partment said, i Australia was ( reported to be awaiting lower prices before buying much in the American markets. v Jap Situaior Tense. The Japanese financial condition it most "unsatisfactory," Commercial Attache James F. Abbott cabled from Tokio, and he predicted a se vere drop in the Japanese exchange rate. Mr. Abbott' reported banks have tightened the money market by raising rates. Japan, he said, rnished the year with a large balance of trade against it and there are large stocks of unsold goods in ware houses. The general stagnation of business, he said, has brought "about a situation which will result in the cutting of wages. - Failure of many business houses in China, is foreseen by Commercial Attache Julean Arnoldrat Peking, who cabled that the ancient Chinese custom of paying all debts, on the new year, February 8, will force many places to close. India Overstocked. Low exchange rates has resulted in an overstocked market in India, ac cording to Commissioner C C Batchclder, at Calcutta. Argentine exports and imports have dropped, while the money mar ket has become very tight, Commer cial Attache Edward G. Feely, at Buenos Aires, repotted. December failures doubled those of the same month in 1919, and many others were threatened, he said. In Chile, both exports and import were reported to be decreasing and the exchange rate is unimproved. Great care should, be exercised in granting credits, the department was advised. . Venezuela Hard Hit. Venezuela was reported as still in the midst of a financial decline. Commissioner Bell cabled that ! many European business houses, in the face of the unfavorable financial situation, are establishing agencies in Venezuela. Denver's Police Chief Police Hamilton Armstrong, yti mil. iiicu . L'anv itruav ji Ural disease. j Chief Armstrong had held his ap pointment for the last four years. 1 He was born in Jackson, Hinds county. Mississippi. He learned the bookbinding trade and came to Den ver in 1886. At that time he held a position as foreman of the book binding departemnt of the 'Rocky Mountain News. He was active in state political circles. He leaves a widow, Mrs. Susan Armstrong, and a son'. Bee Want Ads Are Best Business Getters. Witnesses Warn Of Retaliation On Tariff Bill Commission Will Be Asked For Information Following Expressed Fear of Injury To U. S. Trade. m tea . w 1 1 1 1 v. i w Jiua in iiiaiuis tiici.iuiK inenT. miiM.the physical plant, should have i nec&ed now. Hundreds of veterans f.o ai ..... .. .,.-. - ... i .'-ft 67!.ii4 i board, 11.JJ ,If this is not done no permanent ej!2 plans can be prepared, for the reason '?!? i that each engineer or architect will Wisconsin Wyoming Totals , . i 49S.1.76 35.091 Cenneetlent .... IVlnwars Illinois Indiana Iowa ...J Mains Maryland ...... Massachusetts . Michigan Minnesota ..... Missouri Nsw Jersey .... New York ..... Ohio Oregon , Pennsylvania .. Khods Island .. i Totals ...T. 1S.14I.62S . Blnfle Tat Vot. Cax " 6oc.-l.abor 1.421 Trias .. 3.471 "iii '. '. i,'n .. 3.583 .. 2 53S .. M2S .. 2,74 .. 222 ..1T.42S ( i.Vii .. 763 .. 42S ..42.2S0 Arnerfcan Party , .47,4(6 7U7i j urRe his own ideis on the board, who e5.44T cannot be expected to know apout or 7M37 judge such matters, with the ultimate 2u!62i result that a "Patch quilt," of an in ilt'.itl ' stitution will be the net result. h'.w In conclud-nsr I. want to ursre on "tji'Sijr the people of Nebraska a considera- lion oi incsc mailers in tne ngni oi economy anq common sense. Again i want to say that l have only the highest regard for the members of the board of control, both present and past, and for those friends I have made at the varisus institutions. What I have written is offerednnly with the hope that it will be taken as coistru-ve criti cism, of a system and will thereby aid it the ' lutimate betterment of the svstem. JOIiN HOGE 218.767 K.63S 30,11 111.479 4,. 2M 11M22 17.423 ,13,S6i) Macauley Single Tax 32 T75 & . 434 ' Vif ,3.153 "Vo'i 100 JOE. , M47 rtlack and Tan . 27.247 vote Harding over Cox, 7,001,763. i Total popular vote, all candidates. 26,759,708. 1 Unofficial figures giving the vote of trie various states have previously been published. The total vote of 1920, an increase of 9,091,881 over four years ago. was largely due to the enfranchisement of wotnjgn by. inc iyin amenamem to tne constitu tion. .,. . - The foregoing figures do hot, in clude the soldier and sailor vote in New York state. The total for New YofV with that vote included would be: Harding. 1.871.167 Cox, 781,238. County Election, t Contest Completeq Hebron, Neb., Jan. 10. (Special) The election contest brought by ex County Commissioner A.Ju Scott in county court here has been complet ed. Several ballots were held out because of technicalities. In all bat three of the 18 voting precincts of the county the nances of the two election judges were written on the backs of the ballots ' with 1 pencil, while the law states that this must be done with ink. ' The result of the- official canvass gave W. A. Birkholz a majority of 16 votes The tase has been taken . under advisement by County Judge P. I. Harrison. " Northern Pacific Railway To Lay Off 1,000 Employes St. Paul, Jan. 10. Approximately 1,000 employes of the Northern Pa cific railroad will be laid off tomor row, it was announced. , They will include clerks stenographers, sta tion agents, - telegraphers, freight . handlers and baggage men. v Civil Service Tests Held "Hebron, Neb, Jan. 10. (Special.) A civil service examination was held in tlv court house by Postmas ter X. AVillmore. y Seventeen ap plicants! tok the examination. 4,300 Caskets for Bodies U. S. Soldiers Reach France Cherbourg, France. Jan. 10. The United States transport Wheaton ar rived here from New York today with 4.300 caskets for the transporta tion home of American soldier dead. The United States torpedo boat destroyer McFarland left here today for Portsmouth, England, where she will take aboard Vice' Admiral Al bert Niblack, who is coming to as sume command of the American na val forces m European waters. are the objects of public and pri vate charity. Afflicted and penniless veterans have been driven to refuge in almshouses and jails. Many have died and if immediate relief, is not forthcoming more will die. destitute, without proper medical care, with out compensation with which to ob tain it, abandoned by the country they served." , Taking up the three government agencies dealing "with the disabled men, the legion memorial asserted H that the bureau of war risk, insur ance-had never accomplished its vital object of making jilst and prompt awards of compensation. It pointed out that the burden' of proof was on the disabled man who was thus placed in the position of a man injured in industry who must sue the company and that when he attempted this the only aid he could obtain was from the Red Cross, the legion or some private agency. It is usually months after he is dropped from the payroll of the army or navy before he is taken up on the payroll. of the bureau, says the memorial. I "On November 26 last 83,000 cases were pending in the bureau await ng adjustment of compensation. Thousands are suf fering and many have died as a re sult of this vneglect." Vocatiotf Boaf4 Is O; As long as the federal board of vo cational training was; Centralized in Washington, as the war risk nureau now is, the work of the board was a failure, says the legion. Since it has j Washington, Jan. 10. Warning that the passage of the Fordney, emergency tariff bill would lead to retaliatory measures and would breed unfriendliness to American trade amohtf foreign nations was given today by the witnesses before the .senate finance committee. As a result of the testimony, it fwas expected tonight that members of the United Mates tariff commis sion would-be asked for information. Chairman Pemose said members of the comm-'ssion "will be on hand tomorrow to acswer.any questions." The committee will conclude its hearings tomorrow. Senator Pen rose announced, and it is planned on Friday to take up the bill in execu tive sessions. The chairman said he understood there were amendments to be con- s'dered but he did not know what the attitude of the committee would be or to what extent members W,ould seek to change the measure as it passed the house. v Discussion' of the possibility ofN relation, however, brought from Senator Pepro.sc the comment that "it is the first time I have heard the question of probable relation so clearly stated. Predictions of re taliatory measures also were coupled today with strong opposition and in sistent requests for amendments. - Louisianatfsugar growers appealed for protection for cane sugar, while Bermuda producers of potatoes and onions, through the'r trade repre ent!tives in New York oproSd in clusion of the two commodities un der a tariff levy. "- Importers o vegetable oils throueh witnesses from New York and Philadelphia and officials of the commerce association of the Pacific Coast" and soap manufacturers said their industries had been developer! during the war and asserted that the tariff would handicap their growth. Burglars Steal Chickens, Clothes, "Smokes" and Candy Twelve chickcrts in a 'crate were stolen from the Harry -Sil'man gro cery, 2202 North Twenty-sixth street, Saturday night. Burglars broke a witklow in te Greerburg furnishings store, 2'07 Cuming street, and stole $200 worth of clothes. Tobacco .worth $60 was stolen from N. J. Nelson's soft drink stand, at Fifty-second and ' Center streets.) Mrl M. Roselle, 1507 North Eighteenth street, reported a gold, watch stolen from her home. Two boxes of candy and $6 worth of gew gaws were taken from the store of B. N. Goldstein, 1705 North Twenty fourth street. Wly Dont They Go Back? v Why is it that thousands who Qjoit coffee years ago tir Postum have continued v using Postum ever since? Tnese people could'have gone " back to coffee if they had want ed to. But they found Postum to be -a satisfying table-drink with a vdelightfur' coffee-like ' flavor, and entirely healthful ; If coffee disagrees, ttjr v MstMr Posimi "There's ;a Reason" t Mak V Postmn Cereal Co.Iac,Battle Creek,HicIi. January son- Suits, Goats, Skirts and Blouses are all reduced The sales' in the ap parel sections are at tracting women who appreciatethe finest and desire econo mies in Thompson Belden garments. The reductions are, authentic, the quali ties of the best. Third Floor Items of Interest from the January Linen '-SaleH ' . $15 Madeira luncheon sets (thirteen-piece) for $10 a set. $15 Mosaic lunch napkins, $10 a dozen. $10 hemstitched linen luncheon napkins, $7.89 a dozen. x $15 Madeira lunch napkins, $10 a dozen. The Metis Shop Men's Shirts Half Price .Manhattans formerly $5 to $11, $5 to $10 Eagle, and Arrow shirts reduced exactly' one-half. i ' j ' SaW of Gloves and Mufflers With all of the cold weather' ahead, such a sale is surely a very timely affair. AH Men's Robes Reduced l Loungmg robes of silk and fine woolen fabrics, Bath robes jf Terry cloth and ' English flannels, also ,all blanket robes. V ! To the Left As You EnUr Heavy Irish Linen Sheeting $5.5p sheeting (72-inch), $4 a yard. . 1 $7.50 sheeting (9Q-inch), $5.89 a yard. ) White Hand kerchief Linen $3.00 quality (36-inch), , $2.50 yard. , $3.25 quality (36-inch), $2.75 yard. Table Cloths and Napkins $10 cloths (2x2 yards), .for only $7.38. , $10 napkins (22-Inch) r half dozen for $3.75. Turkish Towels (Made from heavy, double-twisted yarns). 65c towels, 35c each. 85c towels, 59c each. Fine, Soft Longcloth .65c quality for 45c yard. 75c quatfty for 55c yard. 85c quality for 65c yard. Liaant Main Floor . Embroideries Are Reduced White organdy arid Swiss flouncings, 45 inches wide. Narrow edges, in sertions and bandings, as well, for these reductions: $12.00 qualities,-r$6.00. $11.00 qualities, $5.75 $9.50 qualities, $5.00. $5.00 qualities, $2.75. $4.00 qualities; $2.00. North Aisle Main Floor Flannelette' Nightwear $149 $2.69 $3.98 Women's gowns and pa jamas of white or col ored flannelette. $4.00 garments, $2.49 $4.25 garments, $2.69 $5.25 ahd $5.85, $3.98 ' Tuesday Your Choice of Any Black Dress Shoe In Our Entire Stock a pair , Sold from $15 to $18 a pair Dull French kid boots with light hand-turn soles, kid boots with light welt soles, patent leather with light hand-turn soles, black suede with light hand-turn soles. All of the above are black. Brogue Oxfords $9.85 Both flat and military heel styles. This price for Tuesday only. v. Crocheted Shawls All Wool $3.49 Slightly soiled. $6.25 values offered Tuesday for $3.49. Quilted Sacques 98c and $1.98 White sleeveless jack ets, $1.50 and $2.50 val ues, ,98c arid $1.98. Second Floor Clearance of Children's , Underwear Children's u n d e r w ear should be everything that is soft, protecting, of assured quality, of genu ine care in the making. We carry Globe in wool garments, Corwith and Stretton in fine cottons, and all of these are spe cially priced in this sale. Saconl Floor Bapmo Washable Leather Gloves Reduced Tuesday $8.50 Gauntlets $6.49 a pair A smart appearing strap wristygauntlet for street wear. In the p o p u 1 a r shade of Brown. $10 Lined GaXintlets $7.25, A wool-lined, strap wrist gauntlet which is warm for motoring. A v6ty desirable style. N v $9.75 Gauntlets $7.25 a pair A two-toned strap wrist gauntlet in field mouse with cuffs and stitching in a contrasting shade. $5 and' $5.50 Single Clasp $3.98 Brown and beaver, with either three or four row embroideries. " , $6 Crepe Meteor Tuesday $3.95 Crepe meteor promises to be one of the season's best weaves. This is a heavy quality and may be had in navy, brown, gray, black and evening shades. 40 inches wide. $3.95 a yard. $6 Charmeuse Now $2.98 a yd. A quality we have sold for several years and know the wearing qual ities to be excellent. A choice ofnavy, brown, taupe, rose, gray and black. 40 inches wide. Crepe de Chine $1.95 a yard Pink, flesh and white; a good- weight that launders perfectly. 40 inches wide, s Tha Silk Shop, Main Floor ...... j .) .-p.
