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4 11 v r THE tfrJU: OMAHA. THURSDAY. MAY VI. 1H31. fcail Official ! Opposed to Free S Tolls for Canal Chairman of Southern Pacific . Says Railways Cannot Com pete With Shipping Lines On Present Basis. Chiracs Tribune-Omaha B iMMd Wire Washington, May 11. Allocation of shipping hoard vessels in the serv ice between Atlantic and Pacific ports via the Panama canal under contracts relieving the operators of obligations to show net return to pay overhead expeuses was attacked be fore the senate committee on Inter state Commerce by Julius Krutt-5-chnitt, chairman of the Southern Pacific, in his second day as a witness for the railroads in the gen eral railroad inquiry. Stressing the fact that no private carriers could compete successfully ,w!th practically government sub sidized carriers, . Mr. Kruttschnitt turther declared competition for traffic with the railroads should be required to fay for the use of the Panama canal and the highways. The transcontinental lines under existing conditions, are rapidly losing their traffic to the boat lines, he said. Op position to repeal of Panama canal to41s tm coastwise vessels also- was voired" by Mr. Kruttschnitt. . The extent to which the rail lines are affected by shipping board activi ties, the witness said, might.be c,sti maitcd by the total movements through the canal for Tanuary and February of 19.'0 and. 1921. "The total tonnage east and west bound for 1920 was 189,000 tous." he said, "for 1921, 325,000, an increase of. 136,000 tons, or 72 per cent. In addition to the domestic traffic di verted to the ocean, a large valuine of!u export and import traffic which was formerly handled through Pa . cific ports by the transcontinental ' lines has been diverted to direct steamship lines operating through the canal between trans-racilic coun tries and Atlantic and Gulf ports of the United States. Data for all lines is wanting, but Southern Pacific lines handled 101,000 of this traffic in January and February, 1920, and only 25,000 tons in the same two m&nths of 1921, a decline of 76 per cent." v t , Winner Ranchman, Injured f ; By Enraged Bull, Dies .Winner, S. D., May 11. (Special Telegram.) Thought to have been attacked and injured by. an enraged bull, Mark Murphy, a prosperous ranchman living near Winner, was found unconscious in a pasture on his- place and later died in the Win ner hospital wthiout regaining con ciousness. Mr. Murphy went to his pastures to look over the stock anrj to repair fences. When he did not return at noqri his two sisters became worried and the fears were increased when the riderless horse returned to the house. " The two women searched for their brother until late at night and then sum ' meSned aid from the neighbors, who scotched all night for the missing maw. They found Mr. Murphy ly ing in a field face downward and unconscious, the ground about was trodden by cattle. Omaha Superintendent f;. Talks to Tekamah Club jjekamah, Neb., May li. (Spe cial) The Federated Men's club of the'i churches of Tekaham held their regular banquet and meeting in the gymnasium of the Methodist church. I'Hti banquet was served by the wom-civ-of the Baptist church and was followed by a lecture by Superin tendent Bevcridge of the Omaha schools. Mr. Beveridge talked on cld)je co-operation. Wilson;ille and Wymore Pastors to Exchange Pulpits ' Wymore, Neb.-, May J 1. (Spe cial.) Rev. Irvin, pastor of the Bap tist church of Wihonville, will ex change pulpits Sunday with Rev. F. Hi Beard, pastor of the First Bap tist church here. Rev. Mr. Beard has- resigned from this post and will leave for Bend, Ore., about the 1st , of' June. The visiting pastor may be'i&ftered the Wymore pastorate. . Wymore Machinist Hurt ., In Burlington Accident Wymore, Neb., May 11. (Spe cial) Sherman Coop, machinist helper at the Burlington roundhouse, wis severely injured Wednesday -wfeile assisting to push an engine tank out- of the stall. He was cawght between the tank and the door jam and had three ribs broken ., near the backbone and two broken inJ4he chest. Lincoln Elocutionist lv Addresses Wymore Club JtVymore, Neb..1 May 11. (Spe cial.) The Baptist Young Peoples . sotiety were entertained by Clara Axie Pyer of Lincoln. The elocu tionist had been the guest of the Methodist church here during the past winter. A Booth Tarkington story showing misunderstood boy lifgi was presented. . Winner Man Found Guilty t; Of Assaulting Daughter Winner, May 11. (Special Tele grim.) John Campbell, who has been in jail here, for some time charged with a statutory offense against his ; stepdaughter, while he was driving to her school where she taught near Colpme, was found guilty. - , , Wymore Rebekah Lodge To Entertain Odd Fellows AVymore, Neb., May 11. (Spe cial.) The Sixth district of I. O. O. F. convention will be entertained by the' Wymore, Rebekah lodge, Wed nesday. The district includes lodges of .Wymore. Blue Springs, Liberty and( Beatrice. , a. , Blue Springs Class Play! Blue Springs, Neb., May 11. (Special.) The High school com mencement exercises will include a class play. "The Arrival of Kittv." Ray M. Smith, teacher in the High school, is coachinpr the class. The equating class numbers seven. Ambassador to France -May Become Chancellor ft 4 "x "lily-ax; f h f Dr. Wilhelm Mayer, who, accord ing to reports from Berlin, may be either chancellor or foreign minister in the new German cabinet now be ing formed. Dr. Mayer is German ambassador to France. Publicity Favored By State Tax Head to Show Hidden Property Lincoln, May 11. (Special.) Publication of the personal tax roll in county newspapers was recom mended by W. H. Osborne, state tax commissioner, in an open letter to Fred M. Deweese, Lincoln, head of the legal department of the Ne braska Farm federation. The letter was in reply to a query by Deweese as to whether Osborne believed that the discretionary pow er of the hoard in publishing these rolls would aid in uncovering hid' den property. "The only objection I can see will come from the taxpayer who does not, want the public to know the proportionate value he gives in for taxation purposes to his neigh bors, Osborne said, and 1 am quite sure that county boards would be justified in the publication of such list. It is the desire of this department to administer the rev enue law in a way that will bring out, as nearly as may be possible, all the taxable property, and if pub licity will accomplish the result, I am in favor of giving it a trial, and accordinly, I submit the plan to the several county boards for their con sideration. Emergency Tariff Bill Passed By Senate (Continued from rage One.) country was rejected by a vote of 10 to 64. after senator Penrose had informed the senate that the finance committee had rejected the amend ment on the ground it would be indefensible to take such means to promote an airplane industry in this country. Other amendments rejected in cluded one by Senator Jones of New Mexico, for a duty of 5 cents a pound and 15 per cent ad valorem on hides, which are now on the free list and are not covered by the emergency bill; one by Senator Fre- linghuysen ot New jersey, repuDir ran. to exemot from dutv wool pur chased abroad nrior to April 1, and several amendments offered by dem ocrats relating to the antidumping provisions. No Changes Made. ' The bill, as it goes to conference, is exactly as reported from the sen ate finance committee. It includes the emergency tariff provisions im oosintr duties on agricultural prod uts exactly as passed by congress last session and vetoed by former President-Wilson, anti-dumping pro visions designed to provide tor ad ditional duties when foreign goods are hrousrht in at orices below the home market value, a provision that ad valorem duties shall be assessed on the export value in the foreign countrv or the home market val ue, whichever is higher, and the pro vision extending the emoargo ana license control of dye imports which would lapse upon the adop tion of the Knox peace resolution. Protests against proposed duties on lumber have caused a modifica tion of the rates by a subcommit tee of the house ways and means committee. All trie, details have not yet been definitely decided, but prospects now are that when the bill comes from .the committee it will contain duties on spruce and fir, but none on pine and other kinds of ordinary lumber. A provision will be included also which will en able spruce logs designed for use as pulpwood to come in free. Alliance Hospital Will Triple Present Space Alliance, Neb., May 11. (Special.) Inadequate facilities to meet the growing demand for hospital accom modations here have resulted in plans by th eauthorities of St. Joseph hos pital for the immediate installation of a new drug store, laboratory and x-ray room, and later two new wings on the present building, increasing the floor space to three times its present size. . The plans were an nounced at a banquet given by the hospital to all local physicians. New officers of the hospital staff were elected as follows: President, Dr. II. A. Copsey; vice president,' Dr. Clar ence Shock; secretary, Dr. Einar Blak. Ord Public Schools Add Vocational Training Course Ord, Neb., May 11. Ord schools have added another department educational service. Superintendent Hosman has been instructed by the board of education to arrange a vocation school for accelerated and re tarded pupils. This will make it possible for Ord pupils to go through school as fast as possible consistent with their abilities. This practical service will be a means of financial economy to the district and will mean economy of time for the pupils, j Foreign Trade Last Month Fell Off Materially Balance for United States for April Far Below That Of Former Years. Washington, May 11. The na tion's foreign trade continued to fall off in April, figures made public today by the Department of Com merce show. Exports of $340,000, 000 compared with $387,000,000 the month before and $648,000,000 in April, 1920. Imports last month in creased $3,000,000 over the $252,000.- 000 total the month before, but wereM $241,000,000 below the April, 1920, mark. The trade balance in favor of the United States for the month was only approximately $85,000,000, far below the monthly average for a number of years. For the 10-month period ending with April, however, the trade balance was something over $100,000,000 more than for the corresponding 10 months the year before. , Exports for the 10 months aggre gated $5,850,000,000 as against $6, 734,000,000 for the corresponding months in 1920, while imports aggre gated $3,264,000,000, as compared with $4,255,000,000.' Gold exports during April amounted to $400,000, as against $700,000 in March and $45,000,000 in April, 1920, while for the 10 months gold exports totaled $132,000,000, compered with $454, 000,000 for the same period the year before. April imports of gold totaled $92,- 000,000, compared with $102,000,000 in March and $49,000,000 in April, 1920, while for the 10-month period such imports aggregated $568,000,- 000, as against $108,000,000 during the correspondint months in 1920. Silver exports for the month to taled $2,300,000, as against $2,900,000 in March and $16,000,000 in April, 1920. For the 10 months such ex ports aggregated $49,000,000, as com pared with $168,000,000 during the same period the year before. . April imports of silver aggregated $3,300,000, against $3,900,000 in March and $11,000,000 in April last year, while for the 10 months ended they aggregated $49,00,000, as against $88,00,000 for the" corresponding months of 1920. Nebraska Brood Sows Show Big Increase Lincoln, May 11. (Special.) Ne braska has shown a substantial in crease in brood sows during the last year, while other states have shown a decrease, according to a statement by Leo J. Stuhr, secre tary of the department of agricul ture. On April 1 there was a total of 667.000 brood sows in Nebraska, an increase of 32,000, or 5 per cent .l. i i;:u over xue numuer last yeai. nu the exception of Iowa, Nebraska has more sows per farm than any other state. In Nebraska, accord ing to Stuhr's figures, sows; average 5.2 per farm, while in Iowa the average is 7.6 per farm. Howevfr, there are 16,000 less sows on Iowa farms this year than a year ago, according to Stuhr. i - Bryan Still on Fence ' Over Quitting Council Lincoln. May 11. (Special Tele gram.) Charles W. Bryan kept his political enemies 'in hot water for 24 hours again today by declining to state whether he would resign as city commissioner after his fellow commissioners refused to elect; him mayor despite the fact that -he led Frank C. Zehrung by several hun-; dred ' votes. Both Zehrung and Bryan were avowed candidates for mayor. lne city commissioners elected Zehrung mayor. Nothing vet, was Bryan s state ment tonight. Omaha Golfer Instructs ; ' Alliance Club Members Alliance. Ncb May 11. (Special.) Stanley Davics professional golfer of the Happy Hollow club; Omaha, has been in Alliance for several days giving instruction to members of the Country club on the new links at Broncho lake. He made a score of 42. which is the best, with one ex ception, that has been made on the Country club links. Dr. J. ti. lettrey of Alliance and Casper, Wyo., made the course m 38. The club now has 100 members and is building a fine club house on the shore of the lake. North Platte School Board Votes to Add Improvements North Platte, Neb., May 11. (Special.) The board of education here endorsed Boy Scout work. Dean Fordyce of the State university was obtained for 10 days' survey of the schools next October. A new sys tem of records was adopted for the high schools. Three kindergartens and three opportunity rooms were established and a nurse secured for the rest of the year. Three Championship Teams To Represent North Platte North Platte, Neb., May 11. (Special.) North Platte this week has a track team representing its district at the state tournament; a debating team representing its dis trict at the state debating tourna ment at Lincoln and the winner of the h,umorous class of the declama tory contest representing it at the state contest at Stanton. Rains in Valley County Big Help to Small Grain Ord, Neb., May 11. (Special.) The rains of the past week have put Valley county small grain crops in fine shape. The wheat especially is in tine condition. Some of the farm ers have their corn planted and the rest will finish planting this and next week. Aid Famine Sufferers. Geneva, Neb., May 11. (Special.) A collection was taken for the rc- lef of Chinese famine sufferers tt the Methodist Sunday school and the rnntrihitttrin ami.tmtrrl in t7ll A I class of women gave $20. I Fear of Jail, Not Love, Caused Marriage, York u Farmer Tells Court Lincoln, May 11. (Special.) Fear of. jail, and not love, induced Henry Branz of York to marry Mrs. Frank E. Amos of St. Joseph, Mo., ho testified in federal court. Branz is defendant in a $25,000 alienation of affection suit brought against him by Amos. Branz declared . on the witness stand that he did not make any at tempt to win the heart of Mrs. Amos, as she alleges, but married' her to avoid prosecution on white slavery and bootlegging charges. Branz also testified that not long after the mar riage she obtained $1,700 from him and made repeated trips to St. Jo seph. Three months after the mar riage, he testified, he obtained a di vorce. Amos, a St. Joseph motorman, tes tified that Branz and Dick Barrett, now a convict, were frequent visitors at his home in St. Joseph and usual ly were there while he was away. Amos testified that it was not long after Branz and Barrett began call ing at his .home until Mrs. Amos became a victim to Branz' influence and refused to remain at home any longer. Branz is a wealthy farmer. He is 50 years of age. Alliance Party Is "Wrecked" By Police Alliance, Neb., May 11. (Special.) A booze party in a hotel came to an abrupt end when police broke in upon the scene about 1 a. m., ar rested three men and two women and seized a small quantity of bottled "evidence." The men gave their names as Thomas O'Connell of Wasta, S. D., and George Wise and R. R. Crider of Sidney. Neb. The women gave the names of Mrs. Eliz abeth Robinson of Bcrtrand, Neb., and Mrs. Tbelma Chaves of Scotts- bluff. The three men are also re ported to be married. A charge of illegal possession of liquor was filed against Wise, who pleaded guilty and was fined $100. O'Connell and Crider pleaded guilty to disturbing the peace and were fined $10 -each. On the statements of the two women, Henry Windgate, negro porter at the hotel, was ar rested on a charge of selling liquor and having if illegally in his posses sion and was fined $100 on each count. The, two women were held as state witnesses and testified that Windgate had procured the liquor for the party. No charge was filed against the women. Alliance Methodist Church To Resume Building Plans Alliance, Neb., May 11. (Special.) The building committee of the Methodist church has announced plans for the immediate resumotion of construction on the new $50,000 church, the building of which was halted last fall on account of t,he money stringency, high prices of building material and the high cost of labor. The committee has a fund of $28,000 on hand and immediate pros pects of $12,000 more. The original plans involved a total expenditure of $75,000, but the committee announces that the same kind of building can now be constructed at a' saving of $25,000 under the original estimated cost, due to the drop in building ma terial prices and labor. Three Greeley Girls Will Take Part in State Debate Greeley, Neb., May 11. (Special.) The Misses Marjorie Fitzpatrick, Monica Fitzpatrick and Marie Har ris, members of the Greeley High school debating team, left for Lin coln to take parf in the debating tournament of the Nebraska High school debating league. The three girls' won the championship in the west-central division and are scheduled to meet the team from West Point Thursday. COLLEGIAN CLOTHES are appreciated by men who place' clothes buying on a business basis. Men who figure their clothes cost per year and not by the initial cost of the garment . .. . . ; and," Collegians ,afe moderately priced, too. The Home of COLLEGIAN Clothes. - N. E. Corner 17th and Harney Sts. j Political Chiefs Found Wanting bv Church Measure Lloyd George, Garfield and Champ Clark Weighed in Balance at Annual Meet Of Disciples of Christ. Springfield, 111., May 11. Three political ' leaders, David Lloyd George, British prime minister; James A. Garfield, late president of the United States, and Champ Clark, late speaker of the house of repre sentatives, were weighed in the bal ances of their church at the annual congress of the Disciples of Christ here .toay, and two of them were found wanting by Prof. Frederick D. Kershncr of Drake university, Des Moines, la., in his address on j "the contribution of the Disciples of ; Christ to Christianity. Both Pre mier Lloyd George of England and former Speaker Champ Clark, Prof. Kershncr declared, fell short of "that full content of Christian ideal ism. ."Mr.- Clark was a political leader first of all," he said, "and he died s he had lived. He had the tragic ex perience of just missing the goal oi his ambition when that goal ap peared to be surely within his grasp. Had he possessed a higher degree of moral firmness and idealism he might easily have become president of the United States at one of the4 most momentous periods jn our na tional history. "David Lloyd George is still liv ing and his biography incomplete. He has acknowledged his indebted ness to Alexander Campbell. No body, whether friend or foe, dis putes Jhe sagacity of the Welsh statesman who never falls except upon his feet. Beyond any question Lloyd George will take rank as one of the supreme political leaders of his age. Whether his name will be regarded as synonymous with the highest type of moral idealism is de cidedly more dubious. And yet--who thinks of Lloyd George as a great spiritual or moral interpreter a Francis, a Cromwell, a Tolstoi, even a Gladstone of his age?" Nebraska A. O. U. W. Lodge Officers Are Re-Elected Lincoln, May 11. (Special.) John Stevens of Beaver City was re-elected grand master workman of the Grand Lodge of the A. O. U. W. here at the annual session. H. B. Rousey of Grand Island was re elected grand recorder and Walter B. Remer of Hastings was re-elected grand treasurer. A Sensational Sale Beautiful "Peacock" Dinnerware Saturday Union Outfitting Co. Firm Makes a Fortunate Purchase of a Carload of High-Grade Dinnerware. , One of the greatest money saving- sales of Dinnerware that has occurred in Omaha in months is a Special Purchase Sale of Dinner Seta by the Union Outfitting Co. Saturday at about half price. The sets comprise the popular- and much-talked-about 'Peacock'" pattern that is so decorative on the table and can be Jiad in 42, (i 50 and 100-piece sets.tA few sets of the "Liberty Bell" jSattetji are also included. ! As always, you make . your own terms. Advertisement A Selling of Higher Priced Spring Furs for $37.50 A variety of pelts The Fur Shop' Third Floor. Sweaters for Children of All Ages Heavy slip over sweaters for boys are navy, brown, tan or maroori trimmed with green. Sizes six to fourteen are $6.50 and $7.75. Girls' sweaters in attrac tive styles are to be had in tan, rose. Copenhagen and taupe, in sizes eight to fourteen . years, for $7.50 to $9.75. Infants' and small chil drens' sweaters in white, pink, blue or brown are $2.50 to $5 each. Second Floor. Fine Knitted Undergarments With the time approach ing when one needs the very lightest underthings, we have secured the best styles from well-known makers. Womens' and childrens' union suits and vests in all styles. Union suits are priced from 69c to $10. Vests are 30c to $6.75 Second Floor Minerva Yarns for Outerwear Knitted outerwear, capes, sweaters, hats, scarfs and even complete sport suits are featured this spring. Minerva yarns are offered in several effects, silk mixtures, heatherdowns, worsteds, lustre yarns and others. . Artneedlework Second Floor. Long Distance Is At Your To congratulate or extend sympathy to friends to get infor mation quickly and correctly to promote sales to avoid making needless trips for any business or social purpose "Long Distance" is always the quickest and best way. Here are a few representative rates: ' STATION-TO-STATION TO Day Evening Night Broktn Bow, Neb... $1.25 $0.65 $0.35 Central City, Neb... .75 .40 .25 Columbus, Neb 50 .25 .25 Fairbury, Neb 70 .35 .25 Grand Island, Neb.. .85 .45 .25 Norfolk, Neb 65 .35 .25 North Platte, Neb... 1.65 .85 .45 Lincoln, Neb 35 .25 .25 Evening rate apply from 8:30 p. m. to midnight; night rates from midnight to 4:30 a. m. Station-to-station calls for 25 cents or less are for a 5-minute conversation. All other rates quoted are for a 3-minute conversation. 1 t When you will talk to anyone at the telephone called, it is station-to-station service; if you specify a definite person or persons it is person-to-person service. "Long Distance" will give you the rate anywhere. i KofmwesTERM Bell Telephone Company USE BEE WANT ADS THE BRING i tar0Ci.ri6eri&Ca j A simple little cotton frock The phrase is an absurdity when one has seen the organdies, handkerchief linens and voiles at Thompson-Belden's. They have the simplicity good taste demands, but the touch of an imaginative designer is evident in the odd sleeves, the flower gar lands, vivid colorings and delightful lines. We enjoy showing them to you Apparel Section Third Floor.' May Clearance of Discontinued Patterns in Fine Irish Linen Tabic Cloths and Napkins Very beautiful qualities in round designs will be placed on sale Thursday for these low prices. t Table Cloths: $6,75, $10.89, $13.75, $15 and up. Napkins to Match: $6, $8.89, $13.75, $15 and up. Exceptional Values in Odd . Table Cloths and Napkins . Service PERSON-TO-PERSON Day, Evening or Night $1.55 .90 .60 . .85 1.05 .80 2.05 .45 RESULTS: - 'V . II
