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THE BEE: OMAHA. MONDAY, JUNE 20, 1921. 7 Reuniting of Battle Fleets Is Predicted Secretary Denby Announces Appointment of New Com manders and Redistribu tion Will Follow. Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee Leaned Wire. Washington, June 19. That the new naval administration has the present intention ol reuniting the American hattle fleets was announced today when Secretary Denby an nounced the appointment of new commanders and vice commanders of the Atlantic and Pacific fleets and that he would soon make public a statement covering redistribution of ships between the two fleets. How far the contemplated redis tribution of ships may go toward a reunited fleet was not indicated a; the Navy department, Secretary Denby being silent on . this issue which has been a grave one ever since the order disbanding the fleet was issued by former Secretary Daniels. Issue Big Problem. The unwisdom of maintaining the divided battle force of the navy is known to have been under consider ation since the beginning of the Harding administration. Some weeks ago officials gave strong intimations that the issue of reuniting the fleet was not one for the Navy depart ment alone to decide and that there were international problems involved which made the fleet policy of the government a matter of major con sideration for the president and all his executive advisers. ' Whether the issue has been settled finally and that the forthcoming an nouncement relating to redistribution of the ships will be the answer to the problem could not be definitely ascertained, but the indications in of ficial quarters are that the redistri bution announcement coming next week will constitute the only change in policy contemplated at this time. New Commanders. Secreteary Deneby in his statement today announced that Vice Admiral Hilary P. Jones, now second in com mand, will command the Atlantic fleet with rank of admiral, succeeding Admiral Henry B. Wilson, and that Rear Admiral Edward W. Eberle, now commanding battleship force No. 7 of the Atlantic fleet will com mand the Pacific fleet with rank of admiral, succeeding Admiral Hugh Rodman. ' Rear Admiral John D. McDonald, new commandant of the New York navy yard, is designated to be vice admiral and second in command of the Atlantic fleet, and also in com mand of the battleship force of the Atlantic fleet, succeeding Vice Ad miral Hilary P. Jones. Rear Admiral W. R. Shoemaker, now commandant of the 14th naval district, Hawaii, Is named vice admir al and second in command of the Pa cific fleet and also in command oi tfwtTSdc ship force No. 4 of the Pa ciic fleet succeeding Vice Admiral tlarence S. Williams. . M&ii Acquitted of Murder ! 1 Arrested After CarCWreck Orrin Wiggins, 1409 Ohio street, who was acquitted of the murder of jess C. Sillik, 2616 North Thirteenth street, last month in district court, was arrested on a charge of drunk enness and reckless driving, when an automobile he was driving crashed into a street car at Thirtieth and Lake street. Elsie Cremer, 1324 Ohio street, who was riding with Wiggins, Suf fered cuts about the face when she was thrown against the broken wind shield. Police surgeons attended her. Street Car Men Seek an Increase Get Decrease Des Moines, la., June 19. Street car platform men in Des Moines had their wages cut from 70 cents an hour to 59 cent by the board of arbitration appointed to settle the differences between the operators and the traction company. The men sought ,80 cents an hour. Mondell Has Contest Cheyenne, Wyo., June 19. Frank G Curtiss, an oil man of Casper, will contest Congressman Frank W. Mondell for republican nomination us congressman, it was announced here The primaries will be held August 22, 1922. AT THE THEATERS Mother Carey's Chickens are re turning to life for a week at the Brandeis theater this week. The stage adoption of Kate Douglas Wiggin's comedy of home is the of fering of the Princess Players at the local theater. It's an old-fashioned love story with the action in a New England town. The Carey's, following the death of their father, put the pittance he left them into the purchase of a home which later they find was not legally available for purchase, hav ing been willed to a grandson by the original owner. But the grandson fall's in love with Nancy Carey so, of course, all turns out happily in the end, although the final curtain is as unusual as the, outcome is obvious. Theodora Warfield is Nancy and Mr. Nedell is the grandson who falls in love with her. Mother Careys Chickens doesn't burden the players with its demands, but it's hot weath er amusement. The snappiest number of the Em press program is the offering ot Keno, Fables and Wagner, in their presentation of "Toy Fantasies. Tovland is represented in beautiful stage settings and the act contains singing, dancing and pantomime numbers, with the performers ap pearing in toy characters. Rottack and Miller present an un usually peppy musical act under the title of "Bits of Musical Comedy," which includes harmonious yodeling and comedy singing. Anderson and Goines are a pair of blackface comedians in a mirthful negro society satire called "The Lime Kiln Club." Pep abounds all through the act of Anger and Adelon, who dispense an interesting and amusing line of tinging and rapid fire talking, , Downtown Programs. Rialto "Beau Revel" and "The Kid." Sun "Skirts." Moon Priscilla Dean in "Reputa tion." Strand "What Every Woman Knows." Empress "The New York Idea." Muse "The, Education of Eliza beth." Neighborhood Houses. Grand Wesley Barry in "Bob Hampton of Placer." Hamilton Earle Williams in "The RonatKc Promoter." Singer Midgets. The world-famous Singer troupe of midgets, an aggregation of the world's tiniest grown-ups, aid incon tinuous hilarity of "Skirts," comedy feature at the Sun theater this week. A menagerie of trained animals are also featured besides 3,000 shape ly girlies of the variety of fun and pep. Reckless stunts make up the thrills of the picture. Delightful Romance. A romance that blends in an hour of perfect delight the lure, the pa thos, the joy and mystery of the man-woman question from Eden down to tomorrow's breakfast is contained in "What Every Woman Knows," which opened yesterday at the Strand theater. j The part of Maggie Wylie which Maude Adams immortalized on the stage is taken by Lois Wilson. Con rad Nagel has the role of John Shand, an aspirant after political honors. Some Beau! "Beau Revel," which opened yes terday at the Rialto theater unfolds adventures of a man who had a way with the women. The picture reveals some secrets of New York's elite. It is a story of the love intrigues of a wealthy ultra- fashionable New York man-about-town. Lewis Stone, Lloyd Hughes and Florence Vidor have the leading roles. Charles Chaplin in "The Kid" is the comedy attraction at the Rialto. For a Reputation. rriscilla Dean plays a dual role in "Reputation," a story of two con tinents,, which opened at the Moon theater yesterday. The picture is a tempestuous re velation of the soul of two women. The star opens the picture in the role of n provincial actress. 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The technical changes in the industrial situation which are necessary foundations of business revival have in large measure taken place. The banking situation, the general level of prices, and the efficiency of labor have all been pretty thoroughly re adjusted to a new basis which permits of a resumption of normal business activity. A year ago the rate of gold and other lawful reserve money to deposits and notes outstanding held by Federal Reserve banks was less than 42 per cent, if we employ the method of calculation which the Federal Reserve board now uses. At present the ratio is over 55 per cent. This improvement in the technical banking situation has already resulted in a lower dis count rate which the Federal Reserve banks charge their member banks. - The fall in prices has been pronounced enough to bring a considerable revival of purchases in the field of retail trade. The public is buying: the things which it needs to consume in order to maintain its ordinary standard of living, as freely as its purchas ing power permits. The revival seems to be pretty thorough going as regards demand for the ordinary things which we con sume from day to day and from month to month. Food, clothing, boots, and shoes are being bought freely. The department stores In March and April showed a large volume of sales. Stocks of goods have been pretty well exhausted and the manufacturers of all these commodities have a substantial volume of orders. This phase of our industry has revived, until its condition today is rapidly approaching normal. With the resumption of buying in these lines we shall have a substantial volume of employment and a continuation of the orderly processes of production and . selling in this portion of the industrial field. The figures of employment show marked improvement in March and April over the previous months. The earnings of the laborers actually employed are slightly larger than they were before. There is universal agreement among em ployers that the efficiency of labor has increased in a marked degree. We have, therefore, a new industrial cycle established upon a higher level of productive activity with lower costs of pro duction and lower prices. We may reasonably expect this phase of our industrial life to go forward in a normal manner at a level of prices and wages not far different from the present one. But the demand for products in other fields as yet shows small sign of revival. There, is as yet no great activity in the production of durable goods like houses which are used to satisfy the immediate want of the people, or for production of goods like office and factory buildings, machines, steel rails, and all those things that are needed to expand the permanent wealth of the community. While the general level has fallen, individual groups of prices are as badly out of balance as they were a year ago. This appears clearly in the following comparison of the different groups which make up the Bureau of Labor index number: .v WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX NUMBER (1913100) May March Group ' 1920 ' 1921 Farm products 244 125 Food, etc . 287 150 Clothes and clothing 347 192 Fuel and lighting 235 207 Metals and metal products 193 139 Building materials 341 212 Chemicals and drugs 215 171 House furnishings 339 275 ' Miscellaneous 246 167 AH commodities ..v. 272 162 In the case of long-lived things like houses, the public is still suspicious of the future price level. Building materials in March were at 212 per cent of the 1913 level, while the total cost of building was about two and one-half times that of the prewar period. This .situation, as regards building, is due in consider able measure to the attitude of building labor. Neither the reduc tion in wage scales nor the increase in efficiency in this field is as yet sufficient to bring the cost of building operations into con formity with the general price level. The general public is still doubtful whether the present level of prices will continue over any long period of years. General opinion, no doubt, is to the effect that we will see a gradual decline. While that doubt will not interfere greatly with the purchase of commodities which are to be consumed in periods stretching over weeks or months, it is a more serious deterrent in the case of commodities like houses which last from 25 to 50 years and which are frequently resold. As long as the price of building remains above the general level people will be disinclined to undertake building operations at a cost two and one-half times as high as that which prevailed eight years ago, and fully 30 per cent higher than the present general level of prices. The demand for things like structural steel, copper and all those partly finished and finished commodities which are used for the construction of manufacturing, mining and public-utility plants is also influenced by this lack of confidence in the stability of the present prices for these commodities. But here a new factor enters into the calculation. Men construct office-buildings, manufacturing plants, mines, and public utilities, not with a view to consuming them, and usually without any intention of selling them. They are constructed for the purpose of producing goods or services which can be sold at a price exceeding their cost. In other words, they are constructed with a view to making profits from their use. It is just here that the situation today is not pro pitious for business revival. The uncertainty concerning future prices, the demand for goods, and,, most important of all, concern ing the future of profits, is the greatest obstacle to a complete resumption of industrial activity at this time. One industry has witnessed a complete revival of productive activity. The predictions of those who asserted that farm acre age would be large this year owing to the abundant supply of labor have been realized in full. If weather conditions are favor able we shall have a large volume of farm products to transport, manufacture and consume. Until we get sense enough to attack the problem of maintain ing productive output by positive interference and aid, we shall have to wait until fortuitous circumstances revive the demand for goods for the expansion of our national wealth. It seems likely now that building labor and the prices of building materials will adjust themselves in a few months so that building activities can absorb a considerable portion of the nation's labor and other productive resources which are now idle. The outlook for the construction of new plant facilities is less favorable for the im mediate future. The European situation is altogether uncertain and promises no relief at an early date. But with more than 6,000,000 farms actively at work bringing forth a volume of product which will approximate $15,000,000,000 in value for the year, and with the greatest consuming public in the world demand ing goods to maintain their high standard of living and to im prove the standard of housing, we may expect a substantial de gree of prosperity for the next year. Profits will not be as large as they were during wartime, but they will not be as small as they were before 1915. pj,vitu re McKenney Dentists 14th and Farnam Sts. 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