THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1921.
IWlieat Growers
Shown Benefit
Of Waterway Plan
Saving of Five to Six Cents a
Bushel Now Being Made
Using Only Small
Vessels.
By ARTHUR M. EVANS.
Chlnaro Tribune-Omaha Be Leaswil Wire,
Chicago, July 5. Wheat tells the
story of the importance ot the at.
Lawrence ocean-going steamship
waterway enterprise the greatest
engineering project now under con
sideration in the world to American
farmers in the great region between
the Alleghenies and the Rockies.
American wheat is now being ex
ported by all-water route from Chi
cago and other lake ports by way of
Montreal, and the transportation
cost between Chicago and Montreal
is five cents a bushel less than if the
grain went through the port of New
York. This all-water movement is
through the present canals which will
not take vessels drawing more than
14 feet, meaning the grain must go
all the way in small boats or be
transferred to small ships at Fort
Colborne, the entrance to the Well
and canal, and then transferred again
at Montreal.
The ocean rates are the same from
Montreal as from New York. If
ocean-going vessels could travel all
the way from lake ports to the sea
without having to break bulk, it is
estimated there would be an addi
tional saving of five to six cents a
bushel. All told it would mean that
wheat would be exported directly
from Chicago and other lake ports
at rates 10 or 11 cents a bushel less
than if it went abroad by the rail
water route from Chicago to New1
York.
What this one item alone means to
agriculture may be seen from the
fact that more than 75 per cent of
our wheat is grown in the states in
the "heart of the continent," and
about 23 per cent of our wheat pro
duction is exported. For the 1U
years, 1911-20, it averaged 23 per cent
ana tor the iu years, ivuwyiu,
averaged 21 fA per cent.
The present comparative figures
oa transportation costs are given m
a recent letter from H. C Gardner,
president of the Great Lakes-St.
Lawrence Tidewater association, to
J. R. Howard, prsident of the Ameri
can Farm Bureau fderation, in re
soonse to an inauirv. They are . il
luminating, i
From Chicago to Buffalo, a dis
tance of 890 miles, it costs 2.7 of a
cent to transport a bushel of wheat
by vessel. From Buffalo to New
York, a distance of 439 miles by the
New York Central, it costs 12.1 cents
a bushel by rail for wheat for export.
The lighterinsr and loading cost 1
cents more. So the expense of putting
a bushel of grain on ship in New York
harbor shinned by water and rail
from Chicago amounts to something
like 16 1-3 cents. Against this, even
with the 14-foot canals in the St.
Lawrence, requiring cargo transfers,
Jhe oer-all cost from the Chicago
elevator to free on board vessel at
Montreal is approximately 11.7
cents a bushel '
South Side
Swimming Carnival
To Be Held July 9
Residents of the South Side will
hold a swimming carnival at Spring
Lake park, July 9. The contests
will begin at 3 p. m. under the dl
rection of W. H. Wallweber, Carl
U Dimond and George M. Cogan
South Side merchants have do
nated prizes. Events will range
from diving contests for men to
novelty races. Seventeen prizes will
be distributed to the winners of &
rious eventts.
The following merchants donated
the prizes: L, i Firenger, 45U;
South Twenty-fourth street; T. J,
Murphy. 4S16 South Twenty-fourth
street; Co-operative Clothing com
pany, 4815 South Twenty-fifth
street: J. M. Burns, 4532 South
Twenty-fourth street: Leons, 4899
South Twenty-fourth street: Peter
son-Michaelson company, 4916 South
Twenty-fourth street: E. A. Joss,
4822 South Twenty-fourth street;
Tacobson-Furen company, Twenty
fourth and N streets; risher Dry
Goods company, Wiig Brothers,
Vacek Clothing company; Forest-
Meany Drug company, H. L. Prib
berson, and the Golden Rule Clothr
ing company. ,
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East Omaha Officials
Threaten to Resign
Out of East Omaha in the last
few days have come rumblings of
municipal discontent In fact, 'tis
said the "city officials' there
threaten to resign.
The few dozen sovereign voters of
the town don't know what to think.
Police Judge Medor Martin, Marshal
A. A. Schaffer, City Clerk Fred An
son and the trustees are said to be
thinking of resigning.
East Omaha was happy till some
tof its people got "hifalutin"' notions
last spring as a result of which the
village was incorporated. Most of
the inhabitants are said to favor
"disincorporating" the place.
Boy Bitten liy Vicious Dog
Given Serum Treatment
A bulldog owned by J. W.
Munchoff attacked 13-year-old Har
land Homan, 100 Marion avenue,
East Omaha, near the entrance to
Lakeview Park, yesterday. Cot
tagers beat the animal to uncon
sciousness before it ceased biting the
boy, who was given anti-rabies
r , serum ai oi. joazyn uubimmu
V' doar was killed and its brain will be
examined for rabies.
Dispute Over Pedigreed Dog
Settled by Payment of $100
- Municipal Judge Patrick said he
would not give a nickel for "Bob,"
.pedigreed English bulldog, and prin
cipal ot a court hearing oetore mm.
Yet Ted LaRue, showman, paid
$100 for Bob to .. U Haynes,
automobile dealer, and called the
case "auits."
The two men contended for own
ership of the dog in Central police
station several days ago.
Council Refuses to Ban
Sunday Delivery of Ice
Ice will continue to be delivered to
patrons on Su i lay. The city coun
cil voted down the ban asked by the
ice travelers union, yesterday, by a
vote of 5 to 2. Mayor Dahlman and
Commissioner Koutsky were the
only supporters of the ordinance.
Ice men contend ice used on Sun
day is largely a luxury.
Omaha and Bluffs Florists ,
To Close Shops on Sunday
AH members of the Omaha and
Counc'l Bluffs Florists club will
close their shops on Sunday from
now on. T. E. Evans, secretary of
the club, says flower shops in most
cities close on Sunday, and that
closing on that day will be a perma
nent policy here, starting im
mediately - -
Boy's Eyesight Endangered
By Firecracker Explosion
J Walter Ottman, 10, living at 2425
Marv street, is in danger of- losing
i an unexploded firecracker on the
I Fourth. The cracker went off, hit-
Ting mm squarely jn both eyes. At
tending physicians sajr they have -a
fchance to savt pne eye and possibly j
Plant for Manufacture of
Felt to Be Opened Here
A branch plant of Rosenthal
Brothers of Columbus, O., for the
manufacture of felt from wool, will
be opened in Omaha shortly,
The plant will be located on tne
west side of Thirty-sixth street, be
tween I and L streets, according to
Harry M. Christie, realtor, and will
employ several hundred men.
. Mr. Christie and a representative
of Rosenthal Brothers appeared bc-
for the city council yesterday to
get permission to run a track across
Thirty-sixth street. Mr. Christie
said the plant was being opened here
because wool could no longer be ob
tained from South America. Hides
will be sold for tanning, he said.
South Side Man, Resident
Here for 50 Years, Dies
Peter Coyle, 75, resident of Oma
ha for 50 years, died at his home,
rorty-ninth and T streets, bouth
Side, yesterday following an illness
of two years. He is survived by
his wife; four daughters, Mrs. Rich
ard Patton, Mrs. Bruce Beaver and
Mrs. Lillian Pope of Omaha and
Mrs. E. R, Reynolds of Lusk, Wyo.,
and a son, Fred Coyle of Omaha;
Funeral services will be held
Thursday morning from the resi
dence to Holy Ghost church at 9.
Burial will be in St. Marys ceme
tery.
Intruder Caught in House
He Entered Through Window
Ross Sigman of Wichita entered
the G. F. Kroeger home, 3551 South
Twenty-fifth street, by a basement
window, Monday night. Neighbors
summoned the police who came in
time to apprehend Sigman, with a
flashlight and six skeleton . keys in
his jeans. He told the police lie
thought he was in his brother-in-law's
house. He was held without
bail for investigation.
Custody of Two
Boys in Dispute
Given to Father
Hoban Family Reunited by
Court Ruling and War Be
tween Grandparents
Happily Ended.
Mental Tug Draws Man Home ;
Finds Wife Has Killed Self
Giving heed to a subconscious
mental tugging which urged him to
go home yesterday, Frank" Derr,
2502 M street, found his wife's body
hanging by a rope, from a basement
rafter. Worry over $1,100 debt on
their home is said to have induced
the suicide. The couple have a son,
William, bookkeeper, in the Live
Stock National bank.
South Side Brevities
r v.. Marts received a 30-dy lalt aen-
tone far beattnc bis wits. It wu bil
second offense.
Ten men paid flnea of $1 to ISO for in
toxlcation the morning after the Fourth
In Soutb Sid police court.
Burglar helped themielvea to f700
worth of th choicest good in the Culkin
& Martin haberdashery, . 4S0s South
Twenty-fourth itreet, Monday night. They
sawed bar on rear window to gain en
try. Two-Inch Rain at Cozad
Corad, Neb., July 5. (Special.)
This section of the state was visited
by a two-inch rain, which puts the
corn and other growing crops in ex
cellent condition. Threshing wH
commence this week.
Grandma Dent loves her two little
grandsons, Louis and Ambrose Ho
ban. They're her dead daughter's
sons.
But so does Grandma Hoban love
them. They belong to her son.
So the two women, nearly came
to blows yesterday in Judge Leslie's
court, where they confended for pos
session of the boys, 5 and 6 years
o d.
The judge explained to the women
the children must be given into the
custody of the father, Thomas Ho
ban, 1016 Bellevue boulevard, if he
could prove he had a good home for
them. -
"We would give them up if the
Hobans would let us come to see
them some time, spoke Grandma
Dent, who has kept the two at her
home, 3916 T street, since February.
After much tumult, an agreement
was reached. The Hobans said the
Dents might visit the children twice
a moiun.
Grandma Hoban already has the
custody of the two older children,
Josephine and Francis, 8 and 7 years,
I he case has been pending in ju
venile court for nearly a year.
Roads in Nebraska in
Good Condition, Larson
Finds on Trip by Auto
T. David Larson, commissioner of
the Omaha Chamber of Commerce.
returned yesterday from an automo
bile trip to Kansas, where he and his
family and parents, who are here
from California, went to spend the
Fourth.
"The roads in Nebraska were idea!
except for a few short .stretches,
Mr. Larson said. In four states I
traveled in I did not encounter any
roads as well maintained or as
smooth as those in Nebraska."
This substantiates the statements
made by Kansas City (Kan.) mer
chants who recently paid umana a
visit on their trade excursion.
George Johnson, state engineer,
who has been personally directing
the road building and maintenance
campaign in Nebraska, was in
Omaha recently, and declared he
would Weeo uo his road activities
until all state roads were as perfect
as possible.
Water Plant Has Almost
Paid for Itself in 9 Years
July 1 was the ninth anniversary
of the taking over of the water plant
by the city.
An anniversary report prepared by
R. B. Howell shows that during the
nine years of municipal operation the
plant has almost paid for itself.
During the nine-year period a re
serve of $3,387,000 has been created;
water rates have been reduced S2J4
per cent, resulting in a total saving
of $2,175,000 to the consumers, ac
cording to Mr. Howell, who says the
total reserve created and the ap
parent saving totals $5,562,000.
The city paid $6,320,000 , for the
plant.
Beatrice and Vicinity
Visited by Cloudburst
Beatrice. Neb.. July 5. (Special
Teleeram.) A veritable cloudburst
visited this city Tuesday afternoon
floe-dinar the" streets and lowlands,
About three inches of water has
fallen since Sunday night and the
moisture will tide the corn over until
August, almost insuring a bumper
croo. Drv weather is needed for
the oats.
Tax Assessments in
21 Counties Decreased
Average of 1 5 Per Cent
Lincoln, July 5. (Special.) The
action of the last legislature in per
mitting a reassessment on property
in 1921 in order to get away from the
"peak" valuation of a year ago shows
that assessors in 21 counties of Ne
braska have decreased their assess
ments an average of 15.33 per cent,
according to figures announced by
W. H. Osborne, state tax commis
sioner. The counties are: Adams, Ante
lope, Box Butte, Boyd- Cedar, Chase,
Hall, Hitchcock, Keya Paha, Kim
ball, Loup, Nance, Nemaha,, Pawnee,
Pierce, Platte, Red Willow, Stanton,
Wheeler, York.
Assessments on town lots and real
estate fluctuate more than on farm
lands, according to the Osborne fig
ures. Ihe percentage of decrease on
these properties run from nothing to
20 per cent, averaging a reduction of
14.37 per cent.
These figures show that the first
22 counties hewed closely to the 15
per cent reduction decided upon at a
meeting ot assessors prior to begin
ning the work of reassessment,
Extra Assessment
Necessary to Swell
Bank Guarantee Fund
Lincoln, July 5. (Special.) In
addition to the regular semi-annual
assessment of $112,500 to be made
this month, an additional assessment
of $500,000 must be made to bring
the state guarantee fund up to its
legal level of 1 per cent of the total
of deposits in state banks.
At the present time the state guar
antee fund has $1,600,000, while the
1 per cent requirement calls for
$2,250,000.
While this sum will be a drain on
the bankers of Nebraska, it is prob
able that when the bank failures of
recent date are wound up that much
of the money necessary now to guar
antee depositors will be returned, ac
cording to J. E. Hart, secretary of
the state department of trade and
commerce.
Church Will Ask Congress
To Speed Up Disarmament
Milford, Neb., July 5. (Special.)
Following a five-minute address
on the subject by Rev. T. M. C.
Birmingham, the congregation of
the Evangelical church here unani
mously voted to petition congress to
call a conference on international
disarmament.
Brief City News
Fire Captain Dlc Brady T. Cow
Kcr, 46, senior flre captain, died ear
ly Monday morning:, after a long Ill
ness from pneumonia.
Yk'tira of Sunstroke. Otto King,
57, died of sunstroke received while
working- In his garden In Bellevue
June 27. He is the second heat vic
tim of the year.
106 Celebrants Arrested. For
celebrating the Fourth with liquor
refreshments, 106 persons were ar
rested over the week-end. Two
went to jail, the others paid fines.
nine In New PoslUon. -John A.
Rlne, attorney, resigned from the
welfare board at Mayor Dahlman's
iigfeation, to take a place on the
city planning board. J. Clarke
Colt waa appointed in his place.
Gaines Estate $235,000. Dan
Gaines' estate totals 1235,000, ac
cording to a petition filed by his
widow. His mother. 78, Is the only
other legal heir of the late vice
president of the State Bank of Oma
ha. To Serve as Arbitrator. Judge
Frank Irvine of Ithaca. N. Y., a
former Omahan, will serve on a
board of arbitration chosen to set
tle the strike of paper mill employes.
He formerly was dean of the Cor
nell college law school.
Accident Causes Death. Fred S.
Beckett, 47, satesman who collided
with a taxi as he was running for
a street car, June 24, died In f 'eli
sor hospital. His body was taken
to Kansas City. Carey Ford, Inves
tigator for the county attorney's
office, reported the accident was
unavoidable.
Senator Hitchcock to Talk
At Public Affairs Lunch
Senator Hitchcock will address a
public affairs luncheon of the Cham
ber of Commerce next Friday at
12:15 on "The Bank of Nations," a
discussion of the entire banking bill
which he introduced last week into
the senate.
Police Believe Man Found '
Dead in Lake Was Murdered
Was Will Turner, negro, mur
dered or did he drown?
Police believe he was murdered.
They are investigating.
Though the negro's body wis
taken from Carter lake yesterday,
there is no water in the lungs, but
police s(atc the head showed bruises
made with a blunt instrument. .
Turner lived with relatives, Mr.
and Mrs. R. W. Clark, 1617 South
Sixteenth street. '
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ALSO SPECIAL REDUCTIONS ON MANY
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All standard makes are included, at prices which
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canoe through charming water courses, play tenuis,
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