Classified Advertising Rites
. o per iln (count "It word to Una) 1 day
ltd v' Hn lr day. 1 conoutlv day
1-a i or tin par day. 1 conaecutlv day
lit per lit pr day, 18 consecutive day
No J tnkeD for irw than a total of Sir.
Th rale apply elibsr to tn Dally
vr bundiiy Hm All advertisement ap
rar In both morning and vulog dall
Bauer fnr the on chart.
CONTRACT HATES ON
APPLICATION.
Watit ads accented at the following of
fices: MAIN OFFICE... ..!Ttb and rarnam Sts.
Boulh 8id Philip Department Star
Council Bluffs IS Scott Ht.
want ad iu: civer by phone at
TV LEU IUU0.
THE BKE will nut b rpontbl for
more than on Incorrect Insertion of an
advertisement ordered tor mora than on
tlma.
CLOilINO HOURS FOR WANT ADS.
Evening Edition 1!:46 A. M.
Morning P.dltlun ;0(i p. M.
Bunday Edition I H P. M.. Saturday
DEATH & FUNERAL NOTICES.
COS.SARD Mr Ethel niil." aged 3:
j--ars. She it. nurvlwil by h.r hiiyhainl,
CUrem,- 10.; tutr'-iiiw. Mr. and Mrs. t.
P. Loom!; three ions and on daugh
ter,; two brothers,- Arthur and -Ror j
l-'tu-ntl Suii'lay artcrnoon from Juhn
A. dt.-iitlenmn's mortuary, at j p. in., tu
li.-nmi MothodlM church at 2:30 p.m.
Inr-mienl, Mount Hope cemetery.
COTN'KH Sarah Victoria, widow of til
bit,- Samuel Cutrier, Ull Thursday,
Mifn-h 24, at her hum. 6010 California
street, aged 81 y,-(irs.
Funeral servn-ps at the First Christian
church. Twenty-sixth ami Harney
street, Moinlay. March 28. at 2 p. in.
Interment Fnre.it Lawn cemetery.
Friends welcome.
FUNERAL DIRECTORS.
STACK & FALCONER
OMAHA'S PEST
'AMBULANCE f?
Thirty. third and Farnam.
64
HULSE & RIEPEN
IMONKEH FUNERAL DIRECTORS,'
101 South If.th St. Dnugl 1 226
HEAFEY & HEAFEY.
Undertaker and Embslmers.
Pnmie H. iitf. Offh-e 2i,ll Karntm
ioft A M Bl'LANCKral South 6sTKnrlsko
Funeral Home, 23d and O Sts.
FLORISTS.
LEE L. LARMON
Fontenelle
FlorHis
IH4 I Kiitrinw si PxiuKlna h:.
it. ttetiileriui, I ., I ' i y, rr, .t lit lnuxlaa llMa.
JOHN BATfl im Fariiam7 D. 1C.
LOST. FOUND AND REWARDS.
JOK Ak'I'K'i.EP LOST on street car telo
phuiie Tyl. r s'(i. are anxtyu to re-
sfoff- loin artifle.- to rUthtful owners.
i.MUIA COfNTll, BUFFS ST. It Y.
t'OMI'A.VV.
Lost Wrist witi.-h. Kid i;mT Inintiiii;
c)e, Inlli.ils on ui!tsiil', K. K. (1., tie.
twecn :'11 anil 1 an.l s;th and N streeis.
Jtewonl. South .i,!ist. Mrs. J. V
llariln. r. U4 1 7 X St.
'jr. REiVAKU. no questions a.skcd. re '
turn of White Navajo blanket, with I
oRHige and blue crosa stripes, lost or '
stoleu from aulo. Call liar. 4SM. 1
LOST Pocket nook
h JJO V P brldire I
tms1 engineers ear ! w'th name Conrad I
uurta, reward If rf i'iinecl Address 241S i
20th. St. Tyl r i 17
J.UST Larhe, irregular shapod pearl, Met
flat. tjold nioimtlna:. Rewunl. Mrs.
Cath?rlno T. IMilcher. 219 Prcsden
Apartments. Tyler J43.V
LOST I'KAitLS.
Will the lady who called louia.i
864i Friday cnll iigaln. You did not
talk to o tier. -Ask for Mrs. Tongue.
rbl'NI) At Fort Crook." gen tleman'a
Wkich. Clerk, personnel aeetion. Adju
tant's office, v
LOST key ring; KKWARP. Vlariiey" TToVT
SPECIAL NOTICES.
TRUSTEE SALE
Oencral merchandise stock end fix
tuns to be old at auction March SO
at David City, Neb.
A good, clean line of groceries and
dry goods. Stuck about 110,000, half gro
ceries, half dry goods. Bids of lump
sum on entire stock ' or percentage
wholesale price on date -of sola will bo
accepted. Best location in town, bulldlmr
t'Rn be rented. Write V. E. I'olpher. I
oavia city, xeb.. ror particulars.
PERSONAL.
THE SALVATION Army Industrial horn
anllcit your old clothing, furniture,
magazines. We collect. We distribute.
. , JSfhon' Doug ,4135 and our wagon will
call. Call and Inspect our new home.
111(I-U!2-11I4 Dodge st
JIM I am not angry at you, hut sorry
for it all. Let's forget all and start
anew. - Please write. 1 still care. Mick,
203 So. 9th St.
PIPKINS
AUENCT.
NATION A U D ET ECT 1 V B
Inc ir;irat-d. Douglas 1107.
Suit 30S.
Paxton Block. Omaha, Neb.
Say it with flow eu's from hesI
SWOrtQDA. I4U FARNAM STREET
ijXPT MASSEUSe'sO So. 20th. D. 5877.
RENT, vacuum cieoner, $1 up. Wal 1947.
WKAVIXO Ol d ru gremiTde. Ty. 14337
MASSAC.K. CALL DorQLAST.
MASSAdE 21" North Sevcnieeht St.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Accordeon Pleating.
ACCORDION, aid--, knife, sunburst, box
Ideating, severed button, all slaes mid
style: hemstitching, plot edging, eye
let cut work, buttonholes, pennants,
ineai Billion and Plcatlng'co.. 308
Brown Blk. Dougla 19:16.
Neb. Pleating 4 Button Co.. 1SU "arnam
St.. Od floor ;v,UKlas 5H70.
Contractors.
I WILL furnish' material, and build good,
atrong 10x16 garage, two coats of paint,
for $125. Stevens. 4409 S. 22d. South
0637. ,
Dancing Acade-nies.
LEARN TO DA NCR RIGHT.
Fancy. Stage and Ballroom
Dancing Taught.
Lesson bv Appointment.
EMPRESS RUSTIC GARDEN.
Empress Theater, Tyler 6645
KEEP'S HOTEL ROME
LET KEEP'S teach you to dance. Spe
cial attention :o children. Satisfaction
assured. Dg. 1581.
Detectives.
RELIABLE Detective Bureau.. Railwai
Ex. Bldg. Doug. 2056. Nlglit Col. 1S12.
JAMES ALLAN, SIS' Kivilln Blk. Evidence
cecured in sll case. Tyler 1136
Osteopaths.
DR. MABF.L WESSON.
Ostoopathl-s Physician and Surgeon.
1106 First National Bank Bldg.
Painting and Paper Hanging.
KOPLIN & LUTES Painting, pajjerh.in
ins. Interior decorating; quick eervlc-j.
Webster 1425. '
KlllST-CLASS painting and paperhanglng.
Harry A. Clapp. Douglns 4P0C
eiV.;.'.;. - r$ZB vl : wa"l,'er
PAINT washing, window shades
paper cleaning. Colfax 2268.
and
Patent Attorneys.
PATENT ATTORNEYS.
J W. MARTIN, patent atty.. 171 Dodge-
Sturgess ft Sturu-esa. registered patent at
torneys. 4:12 Peter Trust Bldg.. Omaha.
Miscellaneous Announcements.
DIAMONDS pT,c. JS5
to buy back a mail profit. GROSS
JEWELRY COM 402 N. 16tb 8L loug
1 604.
PA XTOX-M ITCH ELL CO..
27th and Martha St.. Omaha, Neb. )
brass, bronze, aluminum and machine
gray Iron castings.
SAFETY rauur blade sharpened, new ra
aoi-a, rasor blades sold. Onraba Razor
Sharpening Co., 1522H Dodge. 10S N. IS.
PAX TON HOTEL TURKISH BATH.
Massage, hot .rack.
COXCANNON BROS.. TYLER 6711.
SUITS
' AiVtl itft Bl-Pl-L'VT
D. B. GROSS."
4x N. 1TH ST. DOUGLAS 6049.
WE do all kinds remodeling, -.-pairing
See our book of plan on bungal -wa, g-.
ranges. Alvan Plckaon, So. J794.
BLILD1NG, femodeling and cement work.
Newman A Weaver, architect and con
tractor. South !71 or Web. 1011.
BELL'S MENTHOL OINTMENT can be
Purchased at Rlalto ' Drutf Store. HUl
and Doiigls Sts.. Omaha. Neb.
TEAM, wagon and all kind hauling, gar
dens plowed, cellar digging, grading.
Doug. 6S36.
FILMS developed: printing and enlarging.
Write for price. - The Enalgn Co 60T
Howard 8L
Registered physician, strictly confidential,
consultation tree, appointment only. ilsr.
Mat SS! ,
BRINGING UP
I 1 ,
6M-OUKE OO ME A FAVOR -40
OUT AN' It pipe an'
COMf TO MY HOOtE AM PHf5fNT
fVk ,ttome aa,ift from too-
TVj ILL, EXPLAIN WH LATCt.- ,
jryy- : r -.
JY3 rO ,rr-. I RATHER.
1921 BY INT L FtATORI SiHVICI INC
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Miscellaneous Announcements.
HAUL ino," inorlnir,' 'ilIkinda7"i2iiioor
qnlers taken for black dirt, fertilizer.
wal. JsiiS.
BKII'K, plaater and cenint work. Wal
nut 4tM.
American State Bank, l.sth and Farnam.
i int. compounded ouaterly nn saving.
NbW and rebuilt electrical apparatus.
I.eBron Ele.'trlc, SIS S. 12th St.. Omaha.
FlTl,L dress suits and tuxedna for rent,
N. 16th St. .Tnhn Feidman. D.
A. UT.SBIN. auto express, furniture moving
ana hauinm Tyler etiSh.
Kel-Pine S
School '.or Dancing. 2421
am am. Doug. 7e0.
Dmnha Towel" Supply, 107 8. 11th. D. 065S.
FOR SALE.
Furniture and Household Goods.
KAILROAD SAhVAQE.
1 have bought nut new bankrupt
slock which 1 will sell at a big dis
count dishes and cooking utensil, glass
ware, silverware, Kranlteware and hard-war.-.
Worth from 16c to a $1.00, to be
Fold from 5c to Sllc. Sew all cotton
4-poum! mattresses. $ii00: Wilton rugs
worth 1100, JtiS.50. Axniiaster turs worth
$!.'. $40 Other tubs of different grades
and makes, 9x12, x9, J3.2G and uo.
1'spU sewing machines, bicycle and Kar
ilen tools at a sacrifice. The femalmler
of the stock, Including several 1,000
of furnltura and household goods to be
sold at lowest prices.
EMMANUEL VAKS.
! 2610 N Street.
! Between 26th and 27th Sts., South Omaha.
One-half block bast of I . P Kallroad
Tracks. Phone South 23.0
Open week days from 8 till ,. Satu.--
day from 7 till t.
I'TKNITURE a
and piano for sale
211) J
'st- R, 393
3.
Clothing.
SUITS
402 X.
SAVE 50 PER CENT.
D. B. (IRONS.
16TII ST. l)OC(JLAS S040.
Typewriters and Supplies.
TYPEWRITERS
ADDING 'MACHINES'.
All MAKES, bousrht. sold, rented and
repaired. Sole agents for the CORONA.
Get our prices befort- you buy. Every
machine guaranteed.
Central Typewriter Exc
Douglas 4120. 1912 Farnam.
PUOTKCTOORAPHS. F.
fl9 Farnam Bldg.
E.'a; bargain.
Pianos and Musical Instruments.
(IKOltGE A SMITH Dealer In drums,
xylophones, etc.. Instructions, repoirlnrr.
Address 2701 Davenport St., for catalog.
Phone Harney 29f,7. Try Smith's pedal.
A. HOSPE CO.
Pianos for rent.
set a"d mm
BKIGEST phonograph bargains in Omaha.
Slilaes Phonograph Co., 1404 Dodge.
PIANO for storuge
Douglas 3066.
and repair charges.
Miscellaneous Articles.
1-TON Fairbanks No. standard
cale. mZk toot platform. alao
28-lnch Buffalo Fori Co. exhaust
fan. Inquire at Omaha Be office.
17th and Farnam Sta. Phone Tyler
100ft
SEWING MACHINES
W rent, repair, sell nedls and parte.
MICKEL'S
15th and Harney. Di uglaj 1973
PROGRESSIVE everbearing strawberry
plants. ?i ror loo. col. 1227. J. Sails
bury, 1916 Ames.
FRESH
dally.
lil-.I.
milk delivered wholesale, twice
Any place in Omaha. Ralston
WE buy, sell safes, make desks, show,
aaies, etc. Omaha Fixture & Supply Co,
SS W. Cor. 11th and Dougla. p. 2724,
NEW and used lumber. Kindling deliv
ered. L. Micklln & Son. 1828 North
21st St. Webster 0459.
JACK PINE AND EVERGREEN.
o.OuO trees. ,'0o to $5. Evergreen
wiiitry. Walnut 139S.
S A ITFQ BARGAINS. 12th A Farnam.
CU-VT JCiO j. j. Paright Safe Co.
SOFT nmple trees, 2947
So. 1 4 Hi
WANTED TO BUY.
DESKS DESKS DESKS
New desks, used desks bought, fold and
t raded. J. C. Reed, 1207 Farnam. D. 6141.
WE PAY FULL VALUE
FOR FIIRN1-
TURE. RUGS, STOVES,
TYLER 49S.
CLOTHING.
WILL buy second-hand clothing, shoes and
urnlture. Ty. 259s. A. Zavett. 706 N. 1
WANTED SITUATIONS.
Female.
HOUSEKEEPERS. LAUNDRESSES.
Watch the Domestic column of The
Bee. Lots of good places are always
advertised. Don't miss them.
HELP WANTED MALE.
Frotessions
UTOMObTLe paint
Professions and Trades.
' AUTOJIOB1LE painter wanted, must Qual
ify to do factory work. Steady work
to right man. In answering stkte wages
wanted. L. Moldovan, 109 West 6th St.,
Storm Lake, Iowa.
WANTED Compositors, pressmen, rulers,
linotype operators, bookbinders, stock
cutters, without union affiliations; 8
hours, good wages; address Box Y-1468
Omaha Be.
SHEET METAL worker wanted. Open
shop, 80 cents per hour. Steady work
ftrsr-class men, Wrte or Pfcport to Clti
ns Alliance, 140 East 60th St., St.
Paul, Minn.
B1-; A DETECTIVE Experience unnec
essary: get particulars; exceptional op
portunities; travel; salaries; expenses.
Hartley Detective Agency, Kansas City,
Mo.
FIREMEN, brakemen, beginners, $150
$200, later $300. Write Railway, Box
Y-1449. O.Tiahl Bed.
MOLER BARBER COLLEGB.
110 8o. '4th. Write for catalog.
W ANTED Experienced druggist. St.
Joseph Drug Co., St. Joseph, Mo.
OMAHA EMPl6tm E NT"" BUREAU
121 N. 15th St. Phone Douglas 1112.
Hotels and Restaurants.
NIGHT rook wanted at New Oera Cafe.
Twenty-fourth and Leavenworth.
TRUCK helper day or night porter, col
ored man. Tyler 0496.
Salesmen and Solicitors.
SALESMAN Experienced to represent
New York manufacturer of Ladle
Coats and Suits. If you delivered $75,
000. or over, answer. Sol. Levine A Co.,
12 West 21th, St.. New York City.
SALESMEN TRAVELINO IN FORDS
MAKE THEIR expenses selling Worm
Steering gear for Fords, Write for
proposition. Sprague Tlr A Rubber Co.,
10th and Cuming Sts.
WEj can use two first-class salesman.
Permanent places for right men. Grand
Union Tea Co., Omaha. Neb.
THREE good salesmen, one as crew man
ager for household specialty. C. F.
Adams Co., 623 S. 16th St.
WANTED Salesmen for auto necessities.
Phone Col. 2905.
IEN wanted to set pins at Farnam Bowl,
lug Alley, 1807 Farnam. !
FATHER
HELP WAN TED MALE.
Salesmen and Solicitors.
WANTED
YOUNG MAN
For Advertising Dept. of
Large Corporation,
Outside Soliciting.
Experience Unnecessary.
State Age, Education and
Salary Expected. -Box
R-5, Omaha Bee.
HELP WANTED FEMALE.
Stores and Offices.
WANTED Young ladles who desiro to
prepare for office position to enroll In
our day or evening classes in shorthand,
typewriting or bookkeeping. Individual
Instructions, tuition payable monthly.
Call and see us or telephone Douglas
I 1 1 u.
DWORAK SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTrNCS
2d floor Wead Building. ISth and Farnam
LADIES wanted to devote part or all of
time to clean, profitable work, 309 Ne
vllle. 10th and Harney.
Professions and Trades.
WANTED
COMPETENT
TELEPHONE
OPERATOR.
BOX K-2,
OMAHA BEE.
EXPERIENCED fitter for ladies' altering
department; good wages; permanent po
sition. Apply at once. Beddeo Clothlns
Co.. 1417 Douglas. See Mr. Sperry.
Saleswomen and Solicitors.
SALESLADY Two first-class exp. sales
ladies for suit and coat department; good
wages and bonus. Apply at onco.
Beddeo Clothing Co. See Mr. Sperry. .
Household and Domestic. 1
GIRLS
Watch the Domeatlo Column of The
Bee Want Ads. Good, well-paid' end
homelike placea always advertiaed
COMPETENT middle-aged woman to take
full charge as housekeeper, family of
two. Phone 1064, Council Bluffs.
WANTED AT ONCE Girl for general
housework, no washing, small family,
best wages. 3311 Woolworth.
WANTED Girl - to assist with house
work; good home; private family. 4508
Izard St. Tel. Walnut 3826.
WANTED White girl for plain cooking.
call Harney g059.
HELP WANTED.
Male and Female.
YOUNG men. (women, over 17, for Postal
Mail servicer $120 month. Examinations
April. Experience unnesessary. For free
particulars of Instruction, write J. Leon
ard, (former civil service examiner) 909
i-jquitaDie mag., W ashington, D. c.
WANTED Men, ladles and boys to learn
barber trade; big demand; wages while
learning; strictly modern. Call or write
1403 Dodge St. Trl-Clty Barber College.
EDUCATIONAL.
DAY SCHOOL NIGHT -1CHOOL.
Complete courses In accountancy, ma
chine bookkeeping, comptometry, short-
nana ana typewriting, railroad ana wire
less telegraphy, civil service and all
English and commercial branches. Write,
call, or phone Douglas 1565 tor larg4
Illustrated catalog. Address
BOYLES COLLEGE,
Boyles Bldg., Omaha. 'eb.
Van Sant School of Business.
Day and Evening Schools.
220 Omaha National Bank Bldg.
Douglas 6890.
BUSINESS CHANCES.
OUTFIT for Ice cream, soft drink and
restaurant for sale, this Includes t0
Iron-wire chairs and 12 iron-wire tables,
one National cash register, several mir
rors and other supplies. Very reasonable.
EMMANUEL VAKS,
2610 N Street, South Omaha,
Between 26th and 27th Streets. One
Block East of U. P. Railroad Tracks.
Phone Sooth 2370.
OMAHA suburban drug store offered. Good
business, small Investment. Bee, Box
R-99.
TO GET in or out of business.
LEWIS
A Co.. '411 McCague Bids
FOR RENT ROOMS.
Furnished Rooms.
ARE YOU LOOKING FOR ROOMS t
Or have you planned on making
change, which will be more convenient
for you? If so, then call The Bee .Vant
Ad Dept., Tyler 1000, and we will ot
only furnish you with a complete .oom
list of choice vacant rooms In Omaha,
but also keep your number on our
''Want to Rent" Hat for further refer
ence in case you wanted to make an
other change. These lists are absolutely
free of charge to all readers and adver
tisers of The Omaha Bee and publisheo
solely for their convenience and benefit.
Call any time. Tyler 1000. Want Ad
Dept. .-
LARGE, airy room In modern, private
home, suitable ror 2 or i. meals u de
sired, also garage. Harney 1544.
FOR RENT 4-room apartment; 5-room
accommodation to party buying furniture
preferred; Immediate possession. Tyler
2663. , I ,
FURNISHED rms.;
all modern; reason
M. N. Huemer, 1813
able. Web. 2415.
N. 17th.
SIX-ROOM flat and bath, beautifully fur
nished; no children; reasonable. Web
1138.
NICELY furnished rooms for rent.
Harney St.
FURNISHED rms. for rent. 2217 Douglas.
SLEEPING rooms close In Doug. "45S.
Housekeeping Rooms.
CALL FOR COMPLETE LIST HOUSE
KEEPING ROOMS IN CITT. WE HAVE
THE BEST IN CITY. CALL TYLER
1000. WANT AD. ASK ABOUT OUR
BEE ROOM LIST. PUBLISHED EVERY
WEEK FREE OF CHARGE FOR THE
BENEFIT OP OUR ADVERTISERS
AND READERS. TYLER 1000. WANT
AD.
LIGHT HOUSEKEEPING rooms, nicely
cleaned, 2018 N. 18th St. .Web. 0802.
SUIT of rooms, gas stove, running water
ana steam beau 623 South 16th.
Registered
8. Talent Office.
. NONeV-MAIE WON T 1
KC IF tMOKE A PIPE
in the HOo-iE that came
fRom the
FOR RENT ROOMS.
Housekeeping Rooms.
2 LARGE connecting parlor ran., 1st fl
sink in kitchen, heat, light, phone, fur
nished. Couple only. 2803 Poppleton.
Fl'RNISHED hkpg. rma, 2621 Harney K
LIGHT hkpg. rms. 2013 Harney. Ty. 200
Board and Rooms.
FOR CHOICE BOARD AND RM. WATCH
THE BEE WANT ADS. AND IF YO
DO NOT FIND WHAT YOIT WAN" IX
THE WANT COLUMN CALL TY. ")00
AND ASK ABOUT OUK COMfLET
LIST OF ROOMS.
FOR RENT HOUSES.
Unfurnished.
t-ROOM house. 8 lots. 1204 So. 64th. L.
Johnson, Douglas 1502.
FOR RENT APTS. AND FLATS,
Furnished.
WE have a 3-rm. and bath, completely
furnished, apartment, 25th and Barney,
to rent for $95. This Is worth tho
money. Bedford-Johnston Co., Douglas
1734.
Unfurnished.
AVAILABLE APRIL 1.
No. 1, Bosworth, 3 rooms, furn..
No. 3, Monticelln, 5 rooms
No. 7, Ardmore Terrace, 5 rooms.
No. 19. Mount Vernon, 6 rooms.
$ 60
10
12
14
PETEIIS TRUST COMPANY,
"Where Omaha Rents."
Farnam at 17th. Tyler 0544.
THE EL BEUPOR.
Dodge, at 18th Street.
Tyler 4200.
Omaha's Newest and Finest Ex
clusive Apartment Hotel.
Reservation Filed for
Future Occupancy.
FIVE rooms In attractive new building,
Weil arranged, well located. -See
for yourself at . 524 South 31st Street
In the Mount ernon.
PETERS TRUST COMPANY,
"Where Omaha Rents."
Farnam at 17th. Tyler 0544
Peters Trust Company,
Specialists In apartment management.
FOR RENT Five-room flat with sleep
ing porch. Call Tyler 2108.
FOR RENT Business Property.
1,000 SQUARE feet of space suitable for
light manufacturing. Well lighted
space on third floor Bromley bulldliig,
at 208 south 13th street.
PijTERS TRUST COMPANY.
"Where Omaha Rents."
Farnam at 17th. Tyler 0544.
FOR RENT Over 8,000 square ft., includ
ing nice quarters for office; heat and
elevator service: in heart of the 1ob
bine- district: rent reasonable to right
parties. Phone Ug. 6982.
SEE F. D. WEAD. 310 S. 18TH ST.
MOVING AND STORAGE.
MOVE IT YOURSELF.
Do you busy people know es
pecially those who have to put
In a full day's work that you
can rent a one-ton Ford truck
and Drive It Yourself night or
day and do all your trucking or
moving. Handle your own stuff
and cut your coat half in two.
w never close.
Drive It Yourself Co.
1S14 Howard. Doutrlas Pb22.
FIDELITY a'ndvan CO
STORAGE, MOVING, PACKING
; HOUSEHOLD GOODS AND PIANOS
I , REASONABLE RATES,
FREE RENTAL SERVICE.
' COMPLETE LIST OF
HOUSES AND APARTMENTS
1107-11 Howard St. Douglas 3s.
MOVING. PACKING, STORAGE
FIREPROOF WAREHOUSE.
Separate locked rooms for household
goods and pianos, moving, packing and
snipping.
OMAHA VAN AND STORAGE CO..
806 South -16th. Doug. 4161
METROPOLITAN
VAN and STORAGE CO.
Owned by H. R. Bowen, Co. Tyler V'OO
UNION TRANSFER CO.
Let us estimate your moving, packing
and storage. 1605 Daveroort. Doug. 290s.
HORSES AND VEHICLES.
Harness.
SALE ON
HARNESS AND SADDLES.
We make them ourselves and sell .hem
direct to the farmers. You get the
best that can be made at first cost,
you don't have te pay any middleman's
profit, and then get poor harness. We
ars making a big reduction In prices
nearly pre-war prices. Harness fi-om
$40 to $100 per set. Our goods are
guaranteed. The stow Is 62 years d
and the oldest saddelery store In the
west. Alfred Cornish & Co., Successors
to Collins & Morrison. 1510 Farnam SL,
Omaha, Neb.
POULTRY AND PET STOCK.
PURE bred baby chicks. 15 varieties of
highest quality. $1.80 to $4.25 dox. -Special
prices on larger quantity. Natl Chick
Co., 718 N. 16th. St!
WINTROUB'S Poultry Feed. $2.75 per 100.
delivered. L. Wlntroub & Soji, Doug
las 0080.
WHEAT screenings, $1.75 per 100 lbs.
Del. A. W. Wagner, 801 N. 16. D. 1142.
HATCHING eggs. Reds, stock heavy
layers, good lookers. Colfax 3245.
White Wyandotte hatching eggs. Col. 0389.
AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE
Buy a Guy L. Smith
Used Car
We always have a few first-class used
cars which are real bargains. Each is
guaranteed and a real service behind
it. Call Douglas 1970 any time for de
scription of cars and prices
SOME bargains in used Ford cars. Mc-
i m i ,(..,.. Tk. H.nilv Fnrd
Service 'station, 16th and Jackson,
Douglas 3500.
OAKLAND Sensible Six.
MARSH-OAK LAN L CO.
20th and Harney Sts.
WANTHD to buy. Ford coupe, 1919-20
model, good condition, call ho. i,s.
1920 MODEL sedan, good condition, bar
gain if taken at on:e. fo. 34!".
FARM LANDS.
Canadian Lands.
CANADIAN FARM FOR SALE
319 acres. 160 deep soil under cult. 50
summer fallow, ready for drill, good
wheat land, average 60 bti. 1920, oats
90 bu. 3 ml. of where world's prize oats
frown. School, f-nurrh adjoin lsnd.
35 per acre. Apply owner, Wm. Ruth
erford, Lloydmtnster, Sask., Canada.
Minnesota Lands.
160 ACRES and stock, $8,000. Equity-
Land Exchange, St. Usui. sunn.
Pennsylvania Lands.
LOW priced farms for sale in good dairy
country. $20 to $75 per acre, l ne a. n.
Shreve Real Estate Co.. Union City, Pa.
Wisconsin Lands.
I.ANDOLOOY special number Jut out.
containing 1121 facta or clover lana is
Marinette county. Wisconsin. If for
a home or as an investment you are
thinking of buying good farm land
where farmer grow rich, send st once
for this special number cf Landology
It 1 fre on request. Address Skid
more-Rlehl Lsnd Co., 433 Skldmore-
Rlehle Bjds. Marinette Wis
Bargains of all kinds in Rce
Want Ads.
e-; :
SEE J I CCS AND MAGGIE IN
PACE OF COLORS IN THE SUNDAY
OH: AREN'T
THCV IbEAOTlFUL
FINANCIAL.
Real Estate Loan
ADDITIONAL CAPITAL.
W ar in a position to furnish ad
ditional capital tn uny amount neeUetl
to establish businesses, large or small,
also miinufauturprn. Only legitimate
concerns nped ap.-Jy.
Abbott Investment Co.,
WE have cash on band to loan on Omaha
residence.
E. H. LOUGEE. INC..
638 Kecllne Bldg.
OMAHA HOMES EAST NEB. FARM
O'KEEFE REAL ESTATE CO..
1016 Om. Nat. Bk. Bldg. Dou. !715,
FARM loans, best terms and rates. Paul
Peterson, Brandeis Theater Bldg.
$100 to $10,000 mad promptly.
P. WEAD. Wead Bldg.. 310 8. 18th fit.
REAL ESTATE WANTED.
To buy or sell Omaha Real Estate see
FOWLER & M'DONALD
1120 Ctty Nat. Bk. B I rig, Douglaa 14 2
LIST hnniPR nrl Innme itrnnert y with
GRUENIG REALTY CO.,
14 IS 1st Nat. Bk. Doug. 196U.
WANTED 5 to 20 acres or outside lots
near South Omaha; give numbers, pri-.-e,
first letter. John Hunter, 607 Davidson
Building. Sioux City, la.
THE Old Reliable Real Estate Office.
M CAGUE INVESTMENT CO.,
1506 Dodge St. Douglas 1846,
E. G. SOLOMON
REAL ES
TATE IN
VESTMENTS. 617 Karbach Blk. P. 5262.
WE SPECIALIZE IN DUNDEE HOMES.
C. B. STUHT CO..
City Nat'l Bldg. Douglas 87S7.
HAVE Inquiries for homes do you want
to sell your property I List It with
C. A. Grlmmel, Omaha Nat'i Bk. Bldg.
BIRKETT-
REAL PI S TAT E:
Sells, Rents, Insures
SCO Peters Trust lildff.
Doug. 0633
PT rTT?'RR'l7,TCi REAL ESTATE
.(J. 1 XJXiJDJCilMO Ins. and Rentals
OTO Omaha Nat'i Bk. B'dg. Douglas 2182
W. G. SHRIVER B
1047-S Omaha Nat. Bk. Bldg-. Doug. 1636
HAVE $50o cash and a lot valued $350 ior
a modern 5-room house in Benson, about
13,500. Har. 1968.
LISTINGS WANTED.
Western Real Estate Co.. 413 Karbach
REAL ESTATE TO EXCHANGE,
TO exchange 5 to 20,000 worth Lincoln
" ractlon 1'referred stock for land. K, M
Woods, Lincoln, Neb.
REAL ESTATE SUBURBAN.
Dundee
FULL TWO-STORY house, seven large
rooms, and a modern appointed bath,
excellent furnace, newly papered, wood
work and floors refinished, and beauti
ful lawn surrounds the house. If von
ar Interested In the northwest corner,'
49th and Izard, call Colax 1125 Sunday,
other dayB, call Douglas 2989.
Florence.
NETHAWAY. Suburban proo'ty. Col. 1401.
REAL ESTATE IMPROVED
West.
Omaha Real Estate and Investment.
JOHN T. BOHAN,
621 Paxton Blk. Phone Tyler 4880.
North.
3924 NORTH 18TH
This is really a good house with
8 rooms; two sleeping porches;
large east front corner lot; new
furnace. Owner leaving city and
makes price of $6,800; 1-3 cash,
GLOVER & SPAIN
918 City Natl. Phone Doug. 2850.
3306 FOWLER AVE., 7 rms., mod. ex ht.;
2 lots, chicken house, fruit trees. $700
cash, bal. mo. Creigh, 608 Bee. D. 0200.
ALL modern 6-room home, must be sold
at once. Can give immediate possession.
4724 X. 39th St. Colfax 1970.
11-ROOM house, good location on paved
street. Priced right for quick sale. For
particulars call Tyler 0221.
MINNE LUSA homes and lot-offer the
best opportunity to Invest your money
Phone Tyler 187.
B. ROBINSON, real estate and tnven
ment. 642 Peers Trust. Doug. 8lli'7.
HOUSES for colored, small payment down.
Davis. 2530 Grant St. Webster 2420.
SIX-ROOM, modern house, nice garage.
60 ft. lot. 1477 Emmett St. Webster 6556.
D. E. BUCK & CO. buy and sell homes.
South.
SOUTH SIDE.
Modern 5-room cottage, close to car,
$3,650. Easy terms. Alfred Thomas A
Son, 604 1st Nat. Bit.
FIVE-ROOM house for sale: reasonable
price, good location. 3129 So. 18th St.
Tel. Tyler 3016.
We Make Omaha
RESIDENCE LOANS
Monthly Installment Plan,
Prepayment any time.
Also
Loans on Business Properties
Liberal Optional Privileges.
Reasonable Commissions.
Omaha Produce
Fruit and vegetable quotations fur fur
nfshed by the Gilliisky Fruit company:
FRUITS.
Bananas, per lb., 10c. Grape fruit. 46
favorite, $4.60; 64 favorite, $5.00; 46-54
Dr. Phillips, $5.00; 64. Dr. Phillips, $5.75;
70-80 Dr. Phillips, $6.00. Lemons: 300
Golder. Bowl, $6.00; 300 Stiver Cord, $5.50;
300 choice, $5.00; 240-270 choice. $5.00.
Ocanges: 10o, $6.00; 12. $5.75; 150. $5.25;
17T). $4.75 200-216, $4.50; 250-28S-324,
$4.60. Apples: Bbb. Michigan Ben DavU,
$6.60; bbl. Iowa Ben Davis. $7.50; box
Jonathan, 1S8-200, $2.76; box Jonathan.
213-225, $2.5"; box Winesaps (small), $3.60;
box Wlnesaps. O. F. choice. 150-163, $3.60;
choice. 113-125-138, J3.75; extra fancy 125
andlarg er, $3.50. extra fancy 138 and
smaller, $1.25.
" GREEN VEGETABLES.
Rhubarb, per box. $4.60; rhubarb, per lb.,
lc; asparagus, ;er lb, 35c; green peas,
per lb., 20c; green peppers, per lb., 35c;
Brussel spr-uts, 20c; cucumbers, per doz.,
$3.50: tomatoes per crate, 810.00; cauli
flower, per crate. $2.60; head lettuce
(Brawlty, cratel, $5.00; head lettu-e
Brawley, dor, $1.60; celery, ex. Jumbo,
$1.75; celery, special $1.60; celery, Jumbo,
$1.50. " i
Dates New Dromedary, $6.76.
Peanuts No. 1 raw, 8'ic; No. 1 roast,
11c; Jumbo, raw, 15c: Jumbo, roset. 18c,
Eagiifih Walnuts Diamond Mayettcs,
Honey Crates 24 frames, $7.00. '
FULL
BEE
rr
I INTENDED To
CtET Hirv a, PIPE
6UT THEtE
ARE FAR MORE
USEFUL.
Live Stock
Omaha, March 26
Receipts were:
Cattle Hog Sheep
Official Monday .... 4,872
7.528
9.410
13,1S
5.922
6,752
6.000
48,700
60,779
77,188
76,566
92,636
11,766
9,lt0
6.75.1
Official Tuesday .... 4.436
Official Wednesday. 6.944
Official Thursday... 6,933
Official Friday 1,756
Estimate Saturday .. 120
Six days this week.. 23, 061
Same days last week. 30. 141
Same days 2 wk. sago. 37, 663
Same days 3 wk. ago. 29,073
Same days year ago. 31,432
9.221
6,6
41.163
44,-'SS
65.10
48,435
30,963
Receipts anil disposition of live stock
at the Union stock lards, omana. Nil
for 24 hours endi.ig at 3 o'clock p. in.,
March 26, 1921.
RECEIPTS CARS.
Cattle Hogs.
Union Pacific
C. & N. W., east .
C. & N. W west
C, St. P., M. & O. .
C, B. A y., east .
C, B. A (J.. west . .
C, R. I. & P.. east
Total Receipts .
...3
DISPOSITION HEAD.
Morris & Co 1.04D
Swift & Co 1,278
Cudahy Packing Co 1.0.12
Armour & Co 1,2.14
Curtahy Soo Falls S'.'K
J. W. Murphy 1.6S7
Dold Packing Co 399
Total
,7,0tiS
Cattle Cattle were nominally steady
today. Receipts were only 120 head, not
enough to test the market- Total for the
week is 23,000, tho lightest so far this
month. All classes of beet and butcher
cattle ruled higher at the start of the
week, but reacted sharply on the close
and by Friday the early gain had been
lost, prices being 60 76c under the week's
best time, or barely steady with a week
ago. Heavy cattle were very dull at the
decline. Stockers and feeders held steady
all week up to Friday, when prices showed
declines of around 25c.
Quotations on Cattle Good to choice
beeves, $8. 75?. 30; fair to good beecs.
$7. 758. 65; common to fair beeves, $7 09(rj)
7.76; good to choice yearlings, $8. 50(89.25;
fair to good yearlings, $7.75 4t 8.25 ; com
mon to fair yearlings, $6.75 7.60; choice
to prime heifers, $7.608.25; good to
choice heifers, $6.507.50; choice to prime
cows, $8.75 7.25: good to choice cows,
$6.006.50; fair to good cows, $5.005.7!;
common to fair cows, $2.004. 60; good to
choice feeders. $8.008.60; fair to good
feeders, $7.50 gt; 8.00; common to fair feed
ers. $6.757.50; good to choice stockers,
$7.75(j;'8.5o; fair to good stockers, $7,251$
7.76; common tn fair stockers, $6.5C(r)
7.25; stock heifers, $5.00(g)6.50j slock
cows, $4.605.00; stock calves, $6.('0'
7.75; real calves, $5.50$ 8.50; bulls, stags,
etc., $4.25g6.7o. ,
Hoes The week Is closing with a run
of 6,000 hogs and a steady to lower mar
ket. There was very little shipping de
mand for light bacon hogs and these
had to sell on packing account at de
clines of about 25c. Mixed packing hogs
were prices steady to 1015c lower tn
spots with trade closing at the decline.
Beset light hogs topped at $10.00 and
hulk of the receipts sold at $9.259.76.
Compared with a week ago current hog
prices are about 25 35c lower.
HOGS. No. Av
Sh.
Pr. No. Av.
Sh.
'6
Tr.
9 30
9 40
9 50
9 65
9 76
9 66
60. .320
68. .240
5r.2S7
9 20 62. .269
9 35
9 45
! 60
9 70
9 80
10 00
66. .249
58. .212
74. 229
56. .235
79. .218
70
iio
67. .233
69.. 208
5. .202
88. .203
Sheep and Lambs No sheep or lambs
were received today and prices in all
branches of the trade wore nominal. The
receipts this week have been rather mod
erate with (rood light lambs elnslnir
about a quarter higher, others steady to
strong. Best kinds are selling up to
$10.0010.15 with heavy weights around
$8.75ifj,9.00 and less. Fat sheep are
steady to strong for the week and good
ewes are worth up to $6.006.16. A few
shearing lambs have been going out at
$8.258.60. but there Is nothing muoh
doing in the feeder trade.
Quotations on sheen: Best fat limh.
!10.0010.25. medium to Dlaln lambs.
$i).009.75; plain and heavy lambs, $7.50
.- '0. snorn lamos, 8.i")Sj'.75; yearlings.
$7.608.60; aged wethers. f6.006.75:
good to choice ewes, $5.756.25; fair to
good ewes. $5.255.75: cull and canrier
ewes, $:.003.26; shearing: Iambi. $9.06
.8.75.
Financial
By ALEXANDER DANA NOYES
Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee Leased Wire,
JNew iork, March 27. That the
stock exchange, on the occurrence
last week of "$1,000,000 share day"
with rapid recovery in prices, should
have turned for the day from a
mood ot unmitigated eloom in dis
etission of a coming "spring rise in
tile market, was entirely in charac
ter. Wall Street has the Athenian
eagerness to tell or to hear some
new thing; discussions of financial
reaction and distress had continued
iithout interruption for an unusual
ly long period, and the stock mar
ket creates as well as reflects finan
cial opinion.
But quite aside from the question
of Wall Street moods, it is at least
undeniable that the spring season
about to begin and tradition is well
established that it is reasonably sure
to bring some new turn in the char
acter of a financial situation.
The change has not always been
for the better. Sometimes, as in
the season following panics of 1893
and 1907, the springtime recovery
was so brief and ill-sustained as to
embody mere economic delusion,
followed by fresh relapse into busi
ness depression.
Some time. also, as in loon i.
and notably last year, arrival of the new
" "as served only to emphasize In
the most discouraging way the unfavor
able nature of the financial situation. The
first has usually occurred when forced
liquidation was Incomplete and the credit
position Insecure: the second, when rrertir
and prices entered tho spring season on a
rashly over-extended basis and the reck
oning could no longer be deferred.
Sums Up Condition.
Whether the present situation does nr
does not resemble either of these (we are
certainly, at least, not on the crest of a
reckless "boom") Is it worth- while to
sum up again, both the good and bad
points in the financial outlook-: thus.
perhaps getting some Idea of which can
verweigh the other.
The adverse Influences are familiar. The
unprecedentedly rapid fall In prices for
products of Industry, without an equiv
alent fall In costs of production, stands
first: it Influence In causing trade stag
nation is emphasized by the fact that
nn one has yet felt sure when the de
cline would end.
Continuance of an almost unprecedent
edly high rate for money, especially on
merchant' loans. Is another. Impslred
purchasing Twwer among wage earners,
whose pay has been reduced and farm
ers whose produce has lost half the mar
ket value of a year ago, la an essential
Influence. Europe's politlral deadlock,
combined with her people'a forced re
trenchment on the discovery that credit
will no longer suffice to buy from other
countries on the scale of 1920, causes
further curtailment of demand. In tr.'e
last few months even the countries south
id west of us have fallen Into a simi
lar position and our foreign trade re
flects It. The rase of the railways, with
their wage fixed on the basis of a boom
n n
hi
ma
r
Drawn for The B?e by McManus
Copyright. 1921 International Neva Service
f 1 ') I
WiiOY o
OVER rs THE
cr) i LOT AN' OT ME
'
Omaha Grain
Omaha, March 26.
Grain arrivals over the holiday
were comparatively light. Wheat
prices ranged unchanged to a cent
lower, generally a cent off. Com
was generally unchanged to 'I-C
lower. Oats were unchanged Rye
prices were firm and harley several
cents off. A New York wire late
today said: "Export sales of wheat
Thursday, yesterday and today,
were placed at 1,500,000 bushels,
largely filling of the Oreek order,
with rumors current of further busi
ness." A western disturbance will
move rapidly northeastward, at
tended by . general precipitation
Rockies to Lake Michigan and Illi
nois tonight and Sunday, followed by
much colder weather, says the
weather forecast today.
WHEAT.
No. 1 hard: 1 car, $1.50: 5 cars, $1.49.
No. 2 hard: 3 cars, $J.4S; 6 3-6 cars,
$1.47.
No. 3 hard: 4 cars, $1.45; 1 car, $1.40
(smutty).
No. 4 hard: 1 car, $1.40; 1 car, $1.38:
! cars. $ 1. ST.
" No. 6 hard: 3-6 car, $1.33; 1 car. $1.33
(smutty).
No. 5 spring: 2-5 car, $1.27 (dark).
No. 2 mixed: 1 car, $1.48; 1 car,
$1.32 (dark smutty).
No. 3 mixed: 2 cars, $1.34.
CORN.
No. 3 white: 6 cars, 61c.
No. 2 yellow: 2 cars. 62oT
No. 3 yellow: Z cars, 61tjc; 6 cars,
51c.
No. 4 yellow: 7 cars, 60'Jc; 2 cars, 60c.
No. 2 mixed: 1 car, 5le.
No. 3 mixed: 2 cars. 60Vic: 6 cars. 60c:
1 car, 49c (no tonnage); 2-6 car. 49c
(heavy moisture).
no. 4 mixed: 1 car, 60c; 1 car, 49i4e
(shippers' weights): 1 car. 49c fnenr
white): 2 ears, 49c.
No. 6 mixed: 1 car, 50c.
Sample mixed: 1 car, 60c (dry); 1 car,
c (26 per cent damaged.
OATS.
No. 2 white: 1 car, 38c. '
No. 3 white: 7 cars, 38e.
No. 4 white: 2 cars, 37 c.
BY EI.
No. 2: 1 car, $1.36: 1 car, $1.35. ,
No. 3: 3-4 car. fl.35.
No. 4: 3-5 car. $1.33 (musty).
Sample: 2-5 car. $1.33.
BARLEY.
No. 4: 1 car, 62c.
No. 1 feed: 1 car, 49c; 1-4 car, 48c.
CHICAGO CAR LOT RECEIPTS.
Week Tear
Tfillnr A trn A
Wheat .V r,:i -Ti " '
121 127 99
Oats 58 $ 67
KANSAS CITY CAR LOT RECEIPTS.
w heat "nn
123 110
79 48
8 6
r.ECEIPTS.
69 86
85 190
Corn i 4
Oats 12
ST. LOUIS CAIt LOT
Wheat 112
Corn 120
Oats 6j
34 130
NORTHWESTERN CAR LOT RECEIPTS
JiinneapoiiS 321 Jc -
. . . ' " 1
Total 3i8 201 82
Winnipeg 280 159 242
OMAHA RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS,
ici.ij,io xoaay k. Ago Tr. Ago
Wheat
24
49
Corn 74
Oats is
Rye v... 8
Barley n
Shipments
Wheat 124
Corn 73
Oats i
Rye o
Barley 5
11
4
0
PRIMARY RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS
Receipts Today. YearAgo.'
"neat 1.314,000
Corn 1,117,000
0( 760,000
Shipments
Wheat' 954.000
Corn 785.000
Oats S84.00O
EXPORT CLEARANCES.
719,'nifl
783,1100
726.COO
443,00.)
336,000
4S9.JO0
Today. Year Ago,
" neat 674.000 224 (10-1
-oiy yuu
"CHICAGO CAR LOT RECEIPTS,
Week Year
. . Today. Ago. Ago.
T-heat 53 21 88
-orn 121 179 9,
niis 68 8 57
KANSAS CITY CAR LOT RECEIPTS
"neat 263 123 no
Corn 94 79 48
Oats ,12 8 6
or. .LOUS CAK LOT RECEIPTS.
neat 112 69 86
corn 120 85 :
oats is 34 120
NORTHWESTER CAR LOT RECEIPTS
Of WJHKAT. -
Minneapolis 321 169 311
DUIUth 35 32 13
Winnipeg 260 159 2 12
CHICAGO CLOSING PRICES.
By Updike Grain Co.. Doug. 2627. Mar. 26.
Art. I Open. High. Low. Ciose, Yea'dy
Wht.
Mar.
May
II ye
May
Jul.y
Corn
May
July
Sep.
Oate
May
July
I
1.53
1.42
1.37
1.13
.C4H
.67
68 'J
.40.
.42
1.55-A 1.61) 1.6Si 1.1
1.43UI 1.40-5' I.4U! 1.4
1 1 1
;i.38
1.14
I 1.3C I 1.3641 J.3711
I 1.12'4 1.12H! LIS
.64 i
-67 T,
.6?sl
. I
.424,1
.42
.3S
.'
,68.
.63 ;
.67H
.68",
.40H
41
.42
.64',
.67'i
69-i
.40'4
.41
.42
.405,
.41
.42
Sep.
Pork I
May I
Lard I
-42 14
20.30
0.55
120.22 120.40
May 111. 60
July 111. 95
11.67
12.02
111.52
ill. 90
ill. 67
'11.92
11.60
,11.95
Ribs
May '11.2S
July 111.60
11.32
11.66
111.20
111. 65
11.25
11.60
Minneapolis drain.
Minneapolis. Minn.. Mareh 26 Flour
Unuchanged,
Bran $20.00 322.00.
Wheat Receipts. 321 cars, comnared
with Sll cars a year ago. Cash No. 1
northern, $1.674 S l.G' ; March, 11.44'.;
May, $1.37 S.
Corn No. 3 yellow, 51tiI2e.
Oats No. 3 white, 35H36'.,c.
Barley. 4767r.
Rye No. 2. $1.44 V4 ijr 1.4514.
Flax No. 1. $1.74 46 1.774.
In trade, while their earnings are re
duced by the violent trade reaction, la
familiar.
- Dealing With Realities.
This Is a formidable list. On the other
side of the account will naturally first
be plaeed the fact that the process of
readjustment, wholly inevitable when the
wartime inflation of trade and finance
had been followed by the wild speculation
of the year after the war, has made such
extraordinary rapid progress that finance
and Industry are at any rate now dealing
with realities. In the matter of home
consumption, no one looks for tho ex
travagant purchases of 12 or 16 months
ago; yet the time is certainly approach
ing after so prolonged and so complete an
absence from the markets or the wnoie
consuming community, when buying for
absolute necessities must at least, for a
reason, be resumed.
In some trades, such as textiles (where
the reaction of a year ago began earlier
than elsewhere) the revival of consuming
demand ia already in evidence. It would
be greatly stimulated by .either or both of
two new influences a check 10 the gen
eral decline In wholesale markets or a lair,
In retail prices to conform with the er-1
feetive wholesale cuts on merchandise for .
"the spring trade."
Financing of
U. S. Railroads
Grave Problem
Slump in Traffic (aits Hov
euues in Spite of Kate Raise;
Further Employe Reduc
tion Necessary.
By HOLLAND.
S. Davies W'arficld 0 Kaltiniore,
who represents the great body of
stockholders in American railroads,
Senator Albert I?. Cummins of Iowa,
an authority without Mipcrior upon
the railroad situation in the L'nited
States, and Vice President William
W. Atterbiiry of the Pennsylvania
Railroad company, conspicuously
represent the emergencies and se
rious difficulties which characterize
American railroads today. Acting in
dependently and yet in full sym
pathy one with another, they are
laboring to bring forth order out of
something like chaos.
There is, i is true,' one assuring
feature in the railroad situation. 'Hi;,t
was the enacting into law of the so
called Winslow-Townsend bill,
which became .1 law in the last week
of President Wilson's administra
tion. This bill made available to tho
railroads $370,000,000, which was
due them by the government. Had
it nor oern ior me enarunem 01
this law the situation would have
been still more embarrassing and
it is sufficiently embarrassing now.
Conditions Disturbing.
For it is a fact that ihe finan
cial conditions of the railroads are
very disturbing. This is in part due
to the heritage (f the railroads fol
lowing the return of them to private
ownership. War emergencies . w ith
which the government direction of
the railroads came fare to face, made
it necessary to put in practice tyiy
methods, which in normal times
would have inevitably brought the
railroads, or many of them, face to
face with the responsibility of bank
ruptcy. For instance, the railroad ofiice
and the railroad operating forces
were overloaded with employes. Perhaps-
they were then necessary, but
it was speedily discovered after the
roads were returned to private man
agement that many of them were
unnecessary and for that reason
were draining the railroad treasur- ,
ies without giving anything in re
turn.
Situation Explained.
A few statistics will explain why
the railroad conditions are now so
disturbing. In January the traffic,
measured by carloadiugs, was the
smallest of any month since Febru
ary, 1919. This falling off in tratflc
continued until the first week of
March. Then, apparently due to a
little renewed activity in business,,
traffic was slightly increased. Hut
there are now about 400,000 idle
freight cars.
Increases of something like j4 per
cent in freight rates and approxi
mately 25 per cent in passenger rates,
which were made effective in the
summer of last year, have failed to
accomplish what was expected.
Tliese increases have not enabled
the railroads to secure funds suffi
cient to oav their expenses.
The government was in control
of the railroads a little over two
years. But the government was not
able to prevent deficits. The ag
gregate in two years was $800,000,
000. To make that good it was nec
essary to take ftiuds out of the feder
al treasury. Then, too, there was a
government guarantee and this
brought the total deficit up to near
ly $1,500,000,000.
Wages Take 70 Per Cent.
Salaries -and wages now take about
70 per cent of all the income. This
item was increased after 1917, duo
to wage increases and additions to
the working force by about 100 per
cent so that the annual payroll had
reached in 1920, $3,600,000,000. The
average annua) earnings of each
employe was increased about 80 per
cent.
There appears to be no doubt
that it is necessary still further to
lay off many who have heretofore
been employed on the railroads, al
though already some 300,000 have
been laid off since the late sum
mer of last year. The railway la
bor board may aid in restoring the
lailroads by allowing a reduction in
the basic wage rate, so that instead
of the peril of bankruptcy they will
be able to earn enough to meet
their operating expenses and to re
turn to their owners a reasonable
amount in the form of dividends not
more than 5 or 6 per cent.
How Country Effects.
This situation is all the more in
teresting and important because the
peak of the business crisis was pas
sed after congress enacted into law
the bill which permitted common car
riers to charge rates which, other
things being equal, would guarantee
them at least o per cent on then-
securities.
The allies owe the United States
approximately $10,000,000,000 lor
borrowed money. Hut tiie railroads
of the United States are debtors to
the people bv as much as $13,000,-
000.000. for investors of the country
hold bonds to that amount. Five bil
lions are, or were held by savings
banks and life insurance companies.
Approximately one-half of the people
of the United States are directly or
indirectly owners of railroad bonds.
If the value of these bonds be great
ly impaired it would follow that "so
many small investors would be crip
pled that the industry and business
of the, nation would be paralyzed.
All the railway authorities and
statesmen of whom Senator Cum
mins is a type are hopeful that this
emergency will be overcome, but it
is evident that all are persuaded
that in order to restore the rail
roads, considerable deflation it sal
aries and wages must be made and
that there must be a further reduc
tion in the number of employes.
Brad.street's Food Index.
This week's index number, based on th
wholesale prices per pound of 31 articles
used for food. Is $3.07. romparing wih
$3.06 last week and $4 92 for the week
ending March 25. 1920. This week's num
ber shows a gain of 3-10 of 1 per cent
over last week, but loss of 37.6 per cent
from the like week of last year.
Increased: Hams, Lard, Butter, Sugar,
raw; Coffee. Cottonseed oil, Apple.
Boss, live; I.smbs, live; Hops, Pacific;
F.vapnrated milk. Cotton. Gray goods.
Hay. Tin.
Decreased: Flour, Wheat, red; Wheat,
spring; Corn, Osta, Barley, Rye flour.
Pork, mess; Short ribs. Tapioca, EgK.
Beeves, live; Hops. N. .: Pig Iron, bsi
rig iron bees; Car wheels, old. chic
Steel srrap, Chic; Cast Iron, Chic; Coks-
I opener.