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THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY. JULY 20, 1021. l r ( Reavis Attacks Proposal to Put 1 Tariff on Oil KfacL an H Arvll At I 'I A At Kanstns for Duty on Pe troleum "Big JefF Returns From Trip. Washington, July 19. (Special Telegram.) Representative Reavis wai piqued into making today hat many members called one of the best speeches wade on the tariff bill now under consideration in the bou&e. by the assertion of certain members from Kansas that a vote for free petroleum by a republican should consign the voter to a seat on trie democratic side of the chamber. "N Congressman Reavis, believing in be republican doctrine of protec tion, and smarting under the implied criticism, told the house that a tariff on oil violated every principle of a protective tariff. He said that oil as an exhaustible natural resorre. which according to the geological survey, atJhe present rate of con sumption. ould be wholly used up in 15 years. Would Reduce Supply. "Mr idea of a protective tariff is to stimulate American industry to greater production and an increased supply, thereby providing additional labor for the working man." said Mr. Reavis. "A tariff on oil or on any other exhaustible natural re source which was incapable of ad dition would mean that the total American demand would be centered by reacon of this tariff in the Amer ican product, thereby greatly reduc ing the supply to the point of ab late exhaustion. He cited the fact that oil had been immensely profitable before and dur ing the war. but that the industry was depressed now as is true of almost every other industry, and it was ia hit judgment unwise to ap- ply a remedy for a temporary con Yflition by the enactment of a per imanent law which might shut the United States out of participation in the development of a foreign field. Protest Flour Rate. The Omaha Flour Mills company, through its president. W. J. Coad, and the Nebraska Millers' associa tion, in telegrams to Congressman Jefferis, protest against the tariff rates on wheat and flour as con tained in the bill bow under discus sion in the house on the ground that it would make ft impossible to grind Canadian wheat in competition" with Canadian mill for business the United States. Mr. Coad says the tariff should be four and one-half times as large on flour per barrel As on wheat in order to equalize the difference, as it takes four and one half bushels of wheat to make one barrel of flour. The present bill puts V 25 cents a bushel on wheat and 50 cents a hundred weight on flour. I Congressman Jefferia returned to day from his tour of inspection with other legislators and governors of the waters and harbors that are con templated ia the lakes-to-the-oeean movement -Biflr leff said that the trip was n ew-ooener to him and that he ttalf way appreciated the importance if the movement "The scheme of a atprwav from the sreat Lakes to the Atlantic ocean has wonderful , possibilities for the people ot the sec- tion from which I come, and the St Lawrence river is the most pictur esque river I have ever seen," he taid. Historical Pageant Will Feature Teacher Meeting Aa historical pageant, depicting he Lewis and Clarke expedition up the Missouri with children to rep resent the various birds, ananais. flowers and grains of Nebraska, will be one of the special features to be given by the Omaha teachers for the annual meeting of the Nebraska State Teachers' association, which -fll be held ia Omaha November 9, 10 and 1L Marion Reed, supervisor of art in the Omaha schools, has gone to Chi cago ia the interest of the pageant, and assistance will be given by Mary I. allaee, Mary Learned, Dr. H. B. Alexander, Kate McHugh and Keene Abbott in perfecting the his torical details. Ex-Soldier Seek Buddies to 0. K. Compensation Claim James R. McGee, former soldier, rame to American Legion headquar ters yesterday and told to Adjutant Harry Hough a tale of hard luck. ' Vfh rmhr recentlv left a hospi- 4cr tuberculosis. He was gassed Curing the war. The government will not allow htm compensation, as bis army records do not show that be was injured. To prove bis claim McGee must find some of his buddies in the army who will make affidavits for him. He was a member of Battery B. field artillery. If there are any members cf this battery in Omaha they are asked to get in touch with Adjutant Hough at once. Poultry Expert to Conduct Demonstrations in Culling Charles T. Coreman, poultry specialist, will conduct demonstra tions in culling for the Douglas county farm bureau in Douglas and Sarpy counties July 22-25. The time' and place of each follow: j sly JJ 10.;t m.. at ti farm of Jam-a Maetter. Elk City. J.iy Jl : J m-. at th, farm of Wil liam Katknd. four mUca east of Bea irt. Jaty SJ 1;S a. m- at tha farm ef Joka MorJok. half mil west of Fart Cmok. fry ctmnty. Jttly :J J 1 p. hl. at PapUUoa park. Sarpy caaty. Jaly IS !: a.' b. at tfca farm of I. TV -Learn, m aad w-hait nilea acuta Jaly 2i T:I p. at tha farm of Ar thur Abraham. mil eaat and f oar mi lea aorta of Taller. Funeral Held for Ravenna Soldier Killed in France Ravenna. Neb, July 19. Spe cial) Military funeral services were held here for Albert DeWrtt. killed in action wbfle serving with the American army in France. Burial V lain Hadsell of Lincoln conducted the services and many ex-service men in uniform honored their dead comrade. Former Nebraska Man Is Gven Post in East Arthur X 3.&t ) Arthur M. East, formerly of Fre mont and Lincoln, has been selected to be business manager for the "save the surface" campaign of the John Lucas & Co. this fa.lL Announcement of this selection was made by Ernest T. Trigg, vice president of 'the company and chair man of the "save the surface" cam paign committee. Mr. East was chosen by the co. . mittee because of bis experience as a sales executive, national campaign director, publicity and advertising manager," said Chairman Trigg. He is a native of Nebraska and attended Nebraska and Columbia universities. Headquarters for the "save the surface" campaign have been estab lished in the Bourse building, Phila delphia. Cat Taken by Bandits Recovered by Police The little runabout in which E. H. Dickleman, superintendent for the National Refining company, was rambling along Florence road Mon day morning when he was held up and robbed of $1,500 oil station receipts by two highwaymen at Ames avenue, was recovered in front of 3817 North Twenty-third street that afternoon by Detectives A. C Anderson, Bob Heller and Del Rich, Neighbors told the sleuths they had seen two men leave the runa bout between 10:30 and 11 a. m icst a short time after the toldup. The officers believe the highwaymen drove the car right down A.mcs ave nue after taking it from Dickthnan. Mid-West Wat Vets to Vote On Bonus at 88th Reunion Des Moines, Ia., July .(Spe cial) Just what mid-west veterans think of the action of congress on the soldier bonus question will be fought out and brought to a formal vote at the first reunion of the 88th division. A. E. F, here August 26-28. ; Officers of the division association ' sent out notices to Nebraska. Iowa, i Minnesota, the Dakotas, Missouri and Illinois today, asking veterans in those states to sound the senti ment of service men there. The dele gations from the various states in attendance at the reunion will be brought to a vote on the question of future prosecution of the bonus agitation. Between 6.000 and 10,000 A. E. F. men from these states are expected to be in attendance at the reunion. Iowans Enthuse as Omaha Waltz Song Is Played at Den Four hundred and fifty Iowans from Missouri Valley, Logan, Wood bine, Pisgab, Modaie and Mondamin were thrilled by the Den demons at the show Monday night when the new gypsy song and the Omaha waltz song, written in London from Yankee doughboy inspiration, were introduced. Membership in Ak-Sar-Ben was announced as 4,100 or 37 less than the same time last year. L. R. Pike, Samson's ambassador from Mis souri Valley, with 200 followers, won the hand-knitted thermometer for the largest delegation present Na tives of Otoe and Cass counties will be entertained at the Den next Mon day. Anti-Dry Organization Founder Is Arrested Sioux City, July 19. H. K. Han sen, secretary of the national or ganization of Good Fellows of America, was arrested today on the charge of using the mails to defraud. It is charged that Hansen secured 62,600 in 25-cent membership lees from 250,000 persons in all parts of the United States . The object of the Good Fellows of America was to make a drive to secure legislation permitting the rtanfacture of light wines and beer. Hansen was the founder. U. S. Rohrcr Still Mum on Plans as Dry Law Chief Nothing yet," is the reply of U. S. Rohrer, new federal prohibition director for Nebraska, to all queries touching upon his plans for en forcement of the dry laws. "I believe in making baste slowly. I desire to become better acquainted1 too with local conditions before I begin," be said. Rohrer is also awaiting definite in formation from Washington with re spect to the recent changes in dis trict to state authority for the pro hibition director. Road Conditions farmfe hr fcy Ornate A at CMk.) tilncela & ithiriT. Eaat Rmtgk at Dn taoa: athenrtae a-ood. LlTteohi Bichtray, Wat Prtoor Elk. born. Roads rotiirfa at Franeat. TV toor Cmtral City ta Cbapmaa. Good ta Oraad lalaad.. O. L B. HicbT-7 Hmrti at JUthTint; aoma drtonztnc Wevt f Lincoln food. Hirhiand Cutoff Rsnfh. S T. JL. Koad Fair. Goaraa Washington BUrnvay Taka hira road to Blair. Fair ta 6kmx City. Kind of Trails. Norti Good. KlV of TraUa. South Good. Black Hilla Trail Soma mad vrk. Boaa-fc at Fremont.' Fair ta Norfolk, Birw to Rlror Road Fair ta lna. Whit Pole Road Maddy at .Atlantic Bm Grass Bead Fait Boad work at Laca. I Petitions May Not Hold Up Law On Registration Emergency Clause in Bill, If Voted on by Sufficient Number, Will Male Act Effective at Once. Lincoln. Julv 19. (Special Tele gram.) Possibility that the state wide registration law, automatically withheld from operation until the next election by the circulation of referendum petitions, will be oper ative rinite the petitions was under discussion today by state officials. I Investigation has revealed that this bill carried an emergency clause with it and was passed and signed laemi 1 clause calls for its- operation imme- 1 diatrlv after it is signed Yes, 1 understand n nas an emer grncv clause attached to it," Attor ney General Clarence A. Davis said. "As to whether there were enough rotes to make the emergency legal is something that we must investi gate." Two-thirds of the membership oi the lower house and senate must vote for a bill which carries an emergency clause, Davis attended the meeting of the board of pardons and fiareles today and could not ascertain whether two-thirds voted for the bill The Nonpartisan league is desir ous of holding up operation of the bill until after the next election and if the emergency clause attached to this bill is legal it means that Non partisan leaguers must register as such and cannot go into the repub lican primaries and get republican support for their candidates who, in many cases, are leaguers. Nebraskan Held for South Dakota Murder Winner, S. D, July 19. Brandon Brooks is dead. Charles Hughes is critically iniured, and a man by the name of Nkkelson, who is alleged to have shot both of them, is m jail at Sprinfield, Neb, under heavy guard on account of a threatened lynching. It is said that Nkkelson was attentive to Brooks wife on their farm near here today when Brooks arrived with Hughes. Nick elson is said to have seized a shot gun. shooting Brooks m the breast and Hughes through the arm and shoulder. Brooks died " 'f minutes and it is considered doubtful whether Hughes will survive. Youth Kifled men ' Auto Turns Turtle Atlantic, Ia., July 19. (Special Telegram.) Alvin Sorensen, 11, was instantly killed when he was crushed under an automobile while job his way to Sunday school in company with his brother, Raymond, 14. The accident occurred southeast of Exira. The car turned over, crushing the bead of Alvin. Ray mond, who was driving, is nnable to account for the accident. They were traveling along an nnfrequented road at the time. The parents. S. C. Sorensen and wife, were at Oakfield when the ac cident occurred ' Man Fatally Injured When Automobile Turns Turtle Osage, Ia., July 19. Lester Howe. 43 years old, was fatally injured when his automobile turned turtle near St Ansgar last night. He was alone and the front wheel came off, twisting the car into the ditch. He w-as a retired farmer, very well to do, and leaves a wife and five children. Who Goes To Work With You? One of two companions leaves trie breakfast table with you ; help or handicap . The right food gives you a lift with the day's work. The wrong food weights you down. isahelp. It gives balanced nourishment without taxing the digestion as heavy, starchy foods da It adds energy without taking energy away. GrapesNuts with cream or milk contains the es sential elements needed by ody and brain. Crisp, sweeL delightful-- GrapesNuts is an ideal dish for breakfast or lunch . "There's a Reason" limit If Postvtn Crreal Company In cerperafed&tftle CrtekMiehigafL Lad Barely Escapes Being Electrocuted Fremont, Neb, July 19. (Special.) Harold Emmons, 8, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Emmons of this city as nrarlv electrocuted when he tried to attach a wire to the city light system! to obtain power to operate a home made merry-go-round. He climbed a tree to reach the wire carrying 2,300 vo'ts. When he tri?d to connect a wire with the city line the current passed through his body, badly burning his hands and feet His life was probably saved when he fell from the tree 15 feet to the ground below. He was picked up unconscious but was soon revived. Woman Shoots and Kills Man on Farm Fires Four Time at Beet Tender Who, bhe Says, Attacked Husband. Mmtatare, Neb, July 19. (Special Telegram.) Fred . Beckwith, beet tender, was shot and killed by Mrs. Paul Tacina when he is alleged to have attacked the woman's husband on the McNntt farm six miles of here Monday afternoon. The argu ments whkh is said to have brought on the quarrel, started over some hay, according to Mri Tacina, who has been arrested charged with the slaying. When the woman saw that Beck with was getting the best of her husband, she grabbed a Z2-caliber revolver and shot foHr times, she said Two of the bullets passed through the man's arm, a third struck his shoulder and the fourth reached the heart Beckwith, who worked on an ad joining farm, had come to the place after drinking heavily of liquor ob tained from Andrew Wampult, beet tender, according to the woman. He was in a quarrelsome mood, she said. Wampult was arrested on a charge of illegal manufacture of liquor. Mrs. Tacina is the mother of sev eral children, the youngest of which is a baby. Beckwith is survived by a wife and two small children. Farm Bureau Chiefs To Discuss Taxation St Paul, Minn., July 19. Taxa tion, reduction of freight rates and agricultural legislation now before congress will be the principal topics for discussion at a conference r-f farm bureau federation representa tives of 12 states who met here to day. The states represented are Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan. Montana, Indiana, Ne braska, Kansas and Missouri. The delegates planned to ask the American Farm Bureau federation to call a national conference to voice a demand for lower freight rates and to suggest means for doing so with out -reducing railroad revenue. Th; relationship . between the farm bn- reau leuerations ana me un'tea State Grain Growers, Inc., also wis to be discussed. Uncle Sam Sues Omaha Redskins for Farm Rent Seven suits against Omaha Indians for failure to pay rent due on'Thurs- tnn rnnrtr farm land were filed bv i the United States in the local federal j Lincoln. July 19. (Special Tele court yesterday. j gram.) Allen Watson Ward, Val The suits are against Walter and i ley. Neb., alleged to be proprietor Greelev Besst and Elton Maw for ! and manager of "The Sincere Cor- $134; versus Andrew Hinkle, John and Richard Huffman lor SXi; Samuel and Noah Orr and T. A. Chase, $568; Vern Martin, Charles Stanberry and Frank Waite, $480; Margaret Flower, W. P. Jones and Ferdinand Schneiderkamp, $400; Rhynald and Fred Schneider and George W. Waters. $120, and Arthu: Miller, G. W. Watson and Thibault for $100. Ed j 91 1 -evSSsrss :M Mail Drivers Slaver Unknown. Inquest Finding Nothing Revealed at Inquest On Death of Walter Bald win Not Previously Known to Public. Witnesses in the case involving the murder of Waller Baldwin, driver of a United States mail wagon, in Council Bluffs last Thurs day night, were examined by a coro ner's jury yesterday afternoon. The jury returned the verdict that Bald win came to his death as a result of a bullet wound from a gun in the hand of person or persons unknown. Mrs. Mary HiseL common-law wife of the dead man, was. one of the witnesses. She staled that Bald win had no enemies of whom she knew, that she had no clue to the identity of his assassin and no knowledge which would tend to clear the roust ery. Capt J. C. Shafcr of the police department, Dr. C. A. Hill, Mrs. Mary Moore, 1125 Third avenue, all testified to various details of the murder of which they were cogni zant No facts were brought out in any of the testimony which had not been in the possession of the public prior to the inquest Mrs. Hisel was examined by postal inspectors for nearly three hours yesterday morning in regard to her knowledge of details surrounding the death of the man with whom she had livfd as common-law wife for 13 years. As a result of this inter rogation she was eliminated from the cafe, as far as having criminal knowledge is concerned The federal inspectors have not diminished their activity in probinp the murder. They have abandoned the personal motive theory, however, and are working exclusivel' on the theory that it was an attempted rob bery. They admit having two or three tangible clues, but refuse to divulge their character. Bullet Glances From Skull of Near Suicide Grand Island, Neb., July 19. H. Kzvitch, owner of a window-cleaning business that is reputed to have j been profitable m the past, attempt- J ed to shoot himself early today, but j the bullet flattened and glanced off J me SKUii a icw rauics away, nc was taken to a hospital, but later took off the bandage and left the insti tution without leave. He states be has been sick for a few days and that while business has been bad, the fact ftad nothing to do with it. When again at home lie was looking upon life more cheer fully. Thrown From Motorcycle j Hastings, Neb., July 19. (Special j Telegram.) Elgin Murray, 22, was j severely injured when thrown from j a motorcycle on a newly-worked ; road near Hastings. His head was j Rancher Complains Of Poor Service by Matrimonial Club respondence club, an organization with matrimony as its object, is not giving the . membership value re ceived, J. Ernest Eradshaw, a lone ly Canadian rancher, writes to D. M. Amsberry, secretary of state, T sent him $2 and received only one magazine." Bradshaw sa3s. "And a friend of mine who sent him $8 for special service, has received very poor service. Xo Sweetheart Like Mother, Decides Lad Long Way From Home I rremont, .co.. July IV. (ipeciaJ J e legrarn.) " on can have a lot of sweetheart, but there ain't none like your mam," is the decision of Ray Snodderly. 13, m.ho irft home on a bumming trip a monti: ago from El dorado, Kau. Ray's father died two years ago and his mother is, a cook in the El dorado hospital. The harefoot lad has Leen tramping about the country in company with iloaltis and hoboes who have been floodlrg the section. He was brought to the police sta tion by two companions of the rods who had taken up a collection among the travelers to give Ray $1.50 for something to cat and send him back to his mother. The little runaway stated that he stayed out after 9 oclock one night and was afraid to displease his mother, so he decided to travel. Po lice here are attempting to get in touch with the bov's mother. fireman Urowns In I-V T North Platte River - , ti . , . , . North Platte July 19 -t Special Telegram ! William bheedy, 2,. un - married Union Pacific fireman, was crowned in the North Platte river while m bathing with four compan- ions. Sheedy, who was not a good swimmer, was warned against deep water, but he ventured too far and stepped in a hole 10 ieet deep. 1 1 T, r t .1,a .tt.mnt. irt car. ! Sheedv, but the victim was too heaw'and he had to let cm to sav himself. Shcedy's body was in the water over an hoar before recov ered by a drag line. Wife Charges Cruelty Hastings, Neb., July 19. (Special Telegram.) Mrs. Delia May Hill brought suit for divorce from Charles F. Hill, alletrine crueltv. She asks $5,000 alimonj-. The couple formerly j lived at Fleasanton. la. 4 Lv. Omha .7:20 A. M. 7:30 P.M. Ar. Si. Paul 8 :20 P. M. 7 JO A. M. Ar. Mnmapolis 9:00 P. M. 8:10 A. M. livd MOTOR LINCOLN 3s Price Revisions Ranging from 9300to800 icere effective June 1st, 1921 JLELAND-BUILT Fanners Want Hay Rates Cut Freight So High That Trans portation Costs More Than Expense of Raising Crop. O'Neill, Nfb, July 19 (Special.) Hay growers of the Elkhorn val lev and western Nebraska, the chief hay producing district of the United ! Slates, are greatly worked up over j reports emanating from Washipgton that freieht rates en hay are not ; to be reduced in the general read justment expected to be made this fall. Present freight rates are so high that it costs more to ship a ton of hay to Missouri river points, from east of which comes the principal demand than it does to produce it Thousands of acres of hay, greatly needed in the central states for feed last winter, went uncut in this sec tion because, with the high freight rates, it was impossible to ask a price to the consumer that would enable the hav ranchman to put it up and haul it to the track without i 1 mrntarv Thousands of tons i ! were sold at a price less than cost! o production. J 1 Xhis vear jf rate rci;ef js nM j j,, mncik JargtT acreage will bt 1 , kt vncut Organizations of hay! ' advetisemext Eyes Inflamed? ! 3"ir eye. are inflamed, weak i tired or overworked; if they ache; rl picture shows make them feel dry : and strained, get a bottle of Bon- j Opto tablets from your druggist, ! dissolve one in a fourth of a glass of rater and use ss sn ye bath from two to four times s day. 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By new and more fascinating mode of travel is meant, of course, the easier, more comfortable and more pleasurable way the LINCOLN rides and drives; the way it coasts and climbs, and guides and glides; the way it moves, and acts, and feels; and the easier, more captivating way it has of mastering each and every situation that arises. HANNAN-ODELL, Inc. Farnam at the BouleTard TeL Harney 0S6S growers are urginc every hay pro ducer in western Nebraska to write hi, member of cuncrcss and the en tire Nebraska delegation to ue all means to see thai soti'e equitable relief is afforded. Sues to Recover Account Madison, Neh July 1 ( Special.! Howard Miller Lumber company of Battle Creek has i.k-d petition for attachment in the tiislrict court pgainst Katx Construction company to recover an account of $2,863.64. 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