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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."
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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KofmwesTERM Bell Telephone Company
USE BEE WANT ADS THE BRING
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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
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