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TllU IIUIS: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 21, 1921. r 5 "J Nebraska Rate Expert Pleads for Lower Freight U. G. Powell Testifies in Be- half of Lower Graiu Rates Shows Hardships Now Imposed. By E. C. SNYDER. Waalilntna Corr aimnriont Omaha B. Washington, Aug. 23. (Special Telegram.) Nebraska got its sec ond wind at the grain and hay rail road rate hearing before, the Inter slate Commerce commission when Sate Railway Commissioner Thome Brown of Lincoln, who is represent ing Nebraska at the hearings, called U. G. Powell of Lincoln, expert rate man and statistician of the Nebraska railway commission, to the witness stand. Mr. Powell was in the witness chair for less than three-quarters of an hour and made what was consid ered a good witness for those con tending before the commission for railroad rate reductions. Earn More Than Share. In testy fing and in cross-examination by attorneys for the railroad, Mr. Powell insisted that grain earns for the railroads more than a fair share of the revenue when compared with other freight that moves in large quantities. He also contended that coarse grain, particularly corn, is unduly burdened now by freight talcs by reason of the fact that Di recor General McAdoo, ir. 1918. had raised the corn freight rate up to the wheat rate, thereby giving it an extra upward jump compared with wheat. Mr. Powell- showed that at the time this was done corn was worth sltuut as much as wheat and so it stood the extra increase, as he ex pressed it, "quite handily." Now, however, he said, the pr'ce of corn lfas slumped so much fcstcr even than the price of wheat that When coupled up with the extra increase in the freight rate, which it received dining the past four years, it is far too heavily oppressed. Compares Earnings. . To support his testimony that both wheat and corn earn more than their fair share of the railroad evenue, he compared the carload earnings on various grains with such other com modities as cement, petroleum, ap ples and lemons from California, butter and eggs from Iowa and Ne braska to Chicago, agricultural im plements from Chicago and lumber from the south. With Mr. Powell's testimony the group of middle west states com pleted their case in asking the Inter state Commerce commission to grant rate reductions and tomorrow the carriers will present their side of the question. It is expected they wilt consume about two days in testi mony and that arguments will then be heard. It is believed a prompt decision will be handed down by the commission in view of the emergency r.aturc of the case. Small York Girl Dier On Station Platform Grand Island. Neb., Aug. 23. (Special Telegram.) Viola, 8, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Foley, tourists en route by automo bile fi m Sabetha Kan., to their home at York, Neb., died on the Burlington station depot pUtform just as members of the family were about to send her by train to the hospital at York. Efforts were, made to get a physician, but death came too quickly. The little girl had been sick several days and late jesterday became worse. The funeral will be held at York. yisitors Pleased With Tourist Camp at Aurora Aurora, Neb., Aug. 23. (Special.) The camp for tourists wlvoh has teen prepared by the Rotary club and the park board of' Aurora is pronounced by visitors to be one of the most complete and enjoyable, kamps in this section of the country. Jt is located in Streeter pavk, just rorth of Aurora, and the tourists are permitted to camp on the grass, vith water close at hand and also Btoves for cooking. Wounded Cop to Receive Pay While in Hospital Grand Island, Neb., Aug. 23. Special.) At an informal meeting of the members of the citv council. conjunction with the mayor, it was decided that the salary of Ch ficer Buswell, shot by ex-Chief of Police Maloney as a result of a raid on the Savoy hotel, should continue throughout his confinement in tht hospital and that the city will pay all doctor ;.nd hospital bills. Superintendent Resigns From Orthopedic Hospital Lincoln. Aug. 23. (Special.) The state board of control tOilay an nounced the resignation of Dr. B. A. Finklo, superintendent of the .'orthopedic hospital at Lincoln, and bis appointment a state prison phy sician to Mioceed Dr. J. C. Munger. Dr. J. H. Mathai of the state hos pital at Newberry, Mich., has been appointed superintendent of the orthopedic hospital. C. I.. Port' Says He Will Not Run for Attorney General inroln, Aug. 23. ( Special.) AsM'-tant Attorney General C. I.. Don today announced positively that he would not be a candidate for atturney general to succeed Attor ney General Clarence A. Davis. That leaves Representative James A. Rod man of Kimball as the on!y man who has announced publicly bis willingness to enter as a republican candidate. 1 "ormer Omaha Teacher Dies at Home in Gering Miss Agnes Lackey, for several vars a teacher in Omaha schools, ain for the last two years teacher of art at Comentus school, died nl her home in Gering, Neb., Friday. August 19, according to word re ceived here. She had been ill (or seven months. I The Winner. ' By t0" I aaaaaBBaMaBaaaaiaaaaaBawaBHaBaaBiBBBBaBBBaaaaaaiaBBaBMiaBaMMBaBaBaaaaaaa Brictson Tire Hearing Held Up Despite Protest Attorney for Ruhber Man Ob tains Continuance by Claim ing Audit Is Compila tion of Charges. Over the protest of A. F. Mulfin ger, attorney for stockholders of the Brictson Tire company. Federal Judge Woodrough postponed yester day's hearing on an application to appoint a receiver until next Monday morning at 9. The judge granted the delay on the plea of W. M. Giller, attorney for O. A. Brictson, president of the com pany, that he needed time to prepare to meet charges contained in an audit of the company's books, submitted by Mulfinger for today's hearing. Charges, Not Audit "These figures are a compilation ol serious charges rather than a real audit of the company's books," Giller stated to Judge Woodrough. Turning, to look full face in the direction of Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Brictson, he promised: "There will be no spiriting away of books or records of this com pany while I have anything to do with this case." Mulfinger here interposed a strong protest against the postpone ment. "Facts in this case warrant im mediate and summary relief; every day's delay is an injustice to my clients." he declared. "There are charges . and serious charges contained in this audit, the principal statement being that there are no books and' records at all, such as a company should have. All wc found were notations on slips of paper, nothing from which the auditors could strike any balance at all. We didn't get any, even after a week's work." Brictson's Figures. Mulfinger argued there was no necessity for delay to permit the Brictson attorney to examine the figures because all the figures in the audit were submitted by the Brict- sons themselves. "They worked right with the auditors and have everything in the way of information that we have in fact we had to take their word for all the figures we have." lie said there were only 10 rows of figures in the whole audit not sub mitted by them. Giller contended that adequate books and records would be fur nished to the court, whereupon the court announced a recess until Mon day. That day, August 29, is Judge Woodroueh's birthday, be acclaimed' I proudly, when Mulfinger asked if next Monday were not a holiday. "Yes. it is, my birthday, but we'll hold court anyway," said Wood rough. Mulfinger asked the judge to in struct Giller to turn over to him the original check paid to Lee Huff, prominent Omaha automobile man, for his Brictson stock. The amount j is said to be $10,000. Will Probe Charges Against Clay Center Postmaster Clay ( enter. Neb., Aug. 23. (Spe cial.) Two special inspectors for the Postoffice department arrived here to make a thorough canvass of the city to investigate reports and written charges against Postmaster F. A. Thompson. - . Andrews Explains Vote on Rail Bill Washington, Aug. 23. (Special Telegram.) Congressman Andrews, who was the lone legislator from Nebraska to vote against the bill pro viding for funding securities offered by the railroads for indebtedness that they are under to the government, which passed the house late Monday night, said, in explanation of his negative vote, "the treasury should not assume any additional unneces sary obligations. The account should be balanced and the difference paid to the party in interest. If the bal ance is due the roads they should receive it, and if to the government the national treasury should receive it. The attitude and financial condi tion of the roads toward the govern ment bring renewed demands for ad ditional cash from time to time. The national treasury should cease to be the banking house for the railroads and the taxpayers should be relieved from those burdens. When the roads reduce their excessive rate and show a disposition to finance their own en terprises, the country will receive the relief to which it is entitled." Breeders Body Will Make Trip to Inspect Live Stock Ord, Neb., Aug. 23. (Special.) Company Agent Dale, secretary of the Loup Valley Pure 'Bred Stock Breeders association, has planned a booster trip for members to inspect some of the high-bred stock in Val ley county. The trip will take place Monday, August 29, and after an all-day trip members will i ieet in the Ord club rooms with their fam ilies and friends for a big picnic dinner. A number of Ord business men will make the trip. All Nebraska Heat Records Broken; 106 at Fairbury , Nebraska broke all its 1921 rec ords Monday. Fairbury headed the procession with a temperature of 106, accord ing to a report of the weather bu reau yesterday morning. Auburn came second with 104, while Grand Island, Hastings. Holdrege and Lincoln reported 102. At Red Cloud the mercury climbed to 101. Omaha's highest temperature was only 89. Former Members of Church Hold Picnic and Reunion Friend. Neb., Aug. 23: (Special.) Former members of the Turkey Creek Center U. H. church, which was established in 1893 south of this city and disbanded in 1918, held a reunion at the farm home ot Oscar Johnson on the Blue river west of Beaver Crossing. There were 70 present coming from Denver, Colo.; Geneva. Phillips, Friend and Cor dova, Neb. Fire Destroys Hardware Store at Hardy; Loss $12,000 Superior, Neb.. Aug. 23. --(Special.) The Fair-Bryan hardware store at Hardy. Neb., was destroyed by fire. The blaze was discovered when the report of exploding gun powder was heard. The loss is esti mated at $12,000. Origin of (he fire is undcrtermincd. Franklin County Fair Will Be Held-September 13-16 The Franklin county fair will be held September 13 to 10. Several new buildings are being erected for j the care of stock and poultry. j Clothes to canary b:Hs arc oiTcred (for sale in The Bee want ad columns. Published by Arrangement With Life. Table Rock Man Commits Suicide Table Rock, Neb., Aug. 23. (Spe cial.) Enos Jones, 57, prominent citizen of Table Rock, committed suicide by shooting himself. He had been in poor health for some time, and his mind was said to have beeu affected. ; While liis relatives were away from home, he took a .22 caliber rifle and fastened it in a plum thicket, so that it was on a level with his head. Then he stood in front of the gun and pushed the trigger with a stick. The bullet entered the brain just below the car, causing instant death. Jones had formerly been promi nent in community affairs. He was county commissioner for some time. For the last few years he has been in poor health and spent three months at a sanitarium in Lincoln. He was not married but lived with his sister and her husband. Butter Regulations Are Now in Effect Washington. Aug. 23. (Special Telegram.) Senator Hitchcock was advised today of the issuance of treasurer regulations affecting butter nfacle from sour cream, in line with Attorney General Daugherty's opin ion, holding that butter made of sour crcanr and reduced by an alkali was not adulterated buttered within the meaning of the food and drugs act.-' The treasury regulation is as fol lows: "Butter manufactured from sour cream, the acidity of which has been reduced by the use of lime water before churning, is not adul terated butter within the meaning of section four of the act of May 9, 1920; however, manufacturers pro ducing butter from filthy, decom posed or putrid substances or, who add to their product any deleterious ingredient are subject to prosecution under .the food and drugs act." Radio Market Report Puts on Heavy Fall Wave Length If you haven't been getting your wireless weather and market report regularly from the government air mail station at Ak-Sar-Beu field, you will be relieved to know that it is only because the report has put on its heavy fall wave length. From the 800 meter wave length formerly employed, the market report has been changed to a 2,500 meter ' wave length it was announced yester- 1 rln f.l tr.ttM, ,rY rnmnlaMil fT,,i .trfm amateurs that they have been unable to pick it up. The report is sent each morning at 11:15. Aged Gothenburg Pioneer Stricken by Paralysis Gothenburg. Neb.. Aug:. 23. (Spe cial.) Abe Parsons, 75, probably will never be able to walk again be cause of a stroke of paralysis in his right side. He is unable to move either his right arm or leg. Mr. Parsons came to this vicinity more than 50 years ago. before the town or the Union Pacific were built, and has lived here ever since. Man Badly Hurt as lie Falls From Roof of School House Superior, Neb., Aug. 23. (Spe cial. J Vcrn Crosby icll from the roof of the school houie at Abdnl while doing some repair work, sus taining a broken shoulder, wrist and several rib.- lie v;is rushed to the Lrvis Memorial lioj-pita! at 'Superior for treatment. Change Made in Commitment of State Charges Research Board to Classify Children as to Whether Morally, Physically or Mentally Delinquent. Lincoln, Aug. 23. (Special.) I first steps toward a revolutionary change in committing delinquent and feeble-minded children to state in stitutions were taken today by the state board of control when Kath crinc YVorley, chairman, announced the appointment of Dr. B, F. Wil liams of Lincoln as consulting di rector of the state bureau of juvenile research, and Dr. Martha Koenig of Lincoln as field officer of the bureau. Dr. Williams will receive $2,500 a year and Dr. Koenig. $2,000 a year. Under the new plan effective Oc tober 1, a section of the rtate ortho pedic hospital at Lincoln will be re served as a clearing house for chil dren. There children, unmanageable because of pure "devilment" in their systems, children unmanageable be cause of defective minds and children of all other descriptions will be classified and sent to various state in stitutions for treatment. Children to Be Classified. It means an end to m.-.i.y com mitments to state institutions by juvenile courts. Instead, when a child persistently causes trouble, he will be sent to the board of juvenile research at Lincoln, where tests will be made .to learn whether he-is mor ally, physically or mentally de linquent and treatment for whatever kind of delinquency which the board diagnoses will be given. One of the first duties of the new board, as outlined today by Miss Worley, will be reclassification of many children now in state institu tions. "Under the system in vogue now," Miss Worley said, "children have been sent to the reformatory who should have been in the orphanage and children in the orphanage who should be in the reformatory and children in both of these institutions who need operations of various kinds which would make good citizens of them in the years to come." Clinical Psychologist. . The board plans to announce the appointment of a clinical psychologist World's Won't cost you a cent The Bee pays all expenses Do you want to go to the world series at the expense 'of The Bee? Would you like to see the galaxy of stars fight for the championship this year? We know you would. We'll make a bet that every fall since you got out of short trousers you have envied the fellow who has been to -see the world series games, and have wished more than once that you were lucky enough to be in his boots. Now you have a chance. The Bee will pay your ex penses to see the world series games, and you can get this wonderful trip without it costing you a cent. This means railroad transportation both ways, Pullman berth, meals enroute, hotel expenses and grandstand tickets. What more could you want? The opportunity is here! But not for sleepers. You'll get caught napping off second unless you get busy and let it be known you want to go. Go to The Bee office and see Mr. Parsons, or write and let him know you want to make the trip. Call him by phone and make an evening appointment if you can't get around in the day time. Not a Contest Call on Mr. Parsons at The Bee Office for details. If you live out of town, write a letter The Picnickers Almost Drown in Platte Grand Island, Neb., Aug. 23. (Special.) John Fines, jr., of Shel ton and Miss Eunice Musgravc ot Kaymondville, Tex., narrowly es caped drowning in the Platte river 30 miles southwest of this city. After both had gone down twice, the girl was rescued by a young farmer from Prosser and Fines managed to swim to a point near the bank and wa assisted by his father, who waded out within a few feet of the deep hole and helped his son to shore. Scvreal families had gone to the Platte river for an outing and a number of young people, including Mr. Fines and Miss Musgravt, were wading along in shallow water when the two stepped off into a deep hole. Their cries for help were heard by other members of the party and when the young man from Prosser reached the scene, both had gone down the second time. He jumped into the water and, taking the girl away from Fines, told the latter ot swim to shore while he rescued the girl. in a short time who will perforin operations and be at the ju.enile re search headquarters constantly. Dr. Williams will be more of an advisory physician than anything else while Dr. Koenig will be out in the state constantly examining children who are causing trouble and sending them into the research bureau at Lincoln. A $20,000 appropriation for the establishment of such a bureau was made by the last legislature. It is one of the few child welfare plans which survived the legislature. Motorcyclist Injured As Machine Strikes Curbing Beatrice. Neb.. Aug. 23. (Spe cial.) Ernest Rasmussen, motor cyclist, was cut and bruised on the body when his machine crashed into the curbing. He turned out to avoid a collision with a car and in doing so lost control of his machine which dashed into the curbing, throwing him violently to the ground and smashing the front wheel. Face Burned by Acid Beatrice, Neb., Aug. 23. (Spe cial.) Ed Elliott of the mechanical department of the Swift & Company plant here, sustained a badly burned face when he attempted to pour muriatic acid into a bottle. The fluid boiled up, striking him in the face. Going to the V Omaha Bee Omaha Schools Plan Drive for Better English Common Errors of Speech Listed in New Course of Study Children to Get Daily Drill. Correct English will be the watch word of Omaha public school teach ers during the coming school year, according to an announcement Tues day morning by J. II. Bevcridge, superintendent of schools. A new English course of study, prepared by a committee of Omaha teachers in conjunction with the su perintendent, contains the following 14 phrases commonly incorrectly en unciated: fllmme Lemma I dunno l.ooky hei. or Loolvlt here ' Km Can't chew? I c'n git it Ketch m Would.t Could And a Vmtr Don't eher sec'.' Plan Daily Drill. In every class at least five min utes a day will be devoted to speech drill and the teachers will be re quired to plan thoughtfully to make these drills function. At intervals a "Better English" week will be ar ranged for the schools. The aims of these drills will be to cause the child to discriminate between cor rect and incorrect forms and help him form the habit of correct speech through daily usage. Children will be encouraged in cor iccting each other in a positive, courteous way. ,The new course of study also con tains a list of 62 common errors made through the various grades, this hav ing been determined by observation. Sixth Grade Weakness. A common sixth grade error is "He sits in back of me," instead of "He sits back of me." "Where is he at?" seems to be rn error peculiar to the fifth grade. The error of "My father, he did it," is to be corrected in the second grade. The teachers will be expected to be exemplars in the correct use of words and also in articulation. McKelvie Calls Meeting Of Nebraska Park Board Lincoln, Aug. 23. (Special.) Governor McKelvie today sent a let- ? enes: ter to ntcmhers of the state patlc board announcing a meeting of that body in his office, September 7, Members of the board arej Dr, Harold Gilford, Omaha; G. D. Butterficld, Norfolk; W. A. Harri son, York; A. J. Weaver, balls City ; J. 1'. Cordeal, McCook. rnoToriAYS. LAST TIMES TODAY "FATTY" ARBUCtiLE -in- "The Dollar a Year Man" STARTING TOMORROW "Is Life Worth Living" wilh EUGENE O'BRIEN TONIGHT 7 AND 9 O'CLOCK "What Every Woman Knows" AM ISKMKNTS. Mat. Dally, MS: Night, 8:1 RlntAm CoMou Bluv Arlington oiossom oceiey joe browning: nrtt AND Byron 4 Wa. Mala' n . Ma Meivllla & Groi-qs bCnnifi FlPIflS ""'' Kara: Kitty Dunne neiu Th(im. Tolc, ,j Day: Amob'i FablM; Patha W.ckly. MatlafM lie t" 50t. lom ;sc and SI .00 Sat. and Sun. Nlftltt l)c to $1.00, loma $l.;s Sat. anil Sun. Base Ball Today Doubleheader OMAHA vs. WICHITA Flr.t Cam Called at 2:15 P. M. Box Suit a on Sal at Barkalow Bros. 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