Irrigation Men
In Urgent Need,
Kinkaid Asserts
, Thinli Secretary Fall Will E.
lone Relief Measure If
It Ii Pained By Con. ,
gre.
By E. C SNYDER.
Aa.Mfto (tfrnklMl Oman
Washington, Dec. 20. (Special
Telegram.) "The need of iome uch
Ir'll at I introduced on Monday, u-tlmritin;-the
secretary of the in
terior, in his licretiun, to extend
the time (or payment of contructiun
charge on- reclamation projecti for
t period not exceeding three years,
a$ never more apparent a at this
time," laid "Uncle Mosc" Kinkaid
today,
"Irrigation men throughout the
country are interested, especially in
our section, and the letter I am re.
ceiving from the Si.stli dinlrict indi
cate a strong demand for such relief
as is contemplated in my bill because
of the low price of farm products and
high freight rates, lixtstiiiflr condi
tions are depriving our irrigation
farmers of income. Revenue to meet
payment on construction charges is
cut off. v
Land Value Affected.
"The most productive lands in our
state are rendered cf no value he
cause they are abnormally low and
the cost of getting them to work ab
normally high. The lands in Ne
braska to which my bill refers are
located principally in Scotts Bluff and
Morrill counties, although the meas
ure affects all projects in the state.
The bill has been sent to the secre
tary of the interior for his report and,
knowing Secretary Fall's views on
matters of this character, I hope for
a favorable endorsement.
' Think Bill Will Pas.
"If I mav be pardoned, the so
called Kinkaid bill differs from the
Borah bill is this: That the Borah
bill asks for unqualified relief for
irrigationists who are up against low
prices and high freight, while my
bill leaves the matter of relief to the'
discretion of the secretary of the' in
terior." - ' i'
Judgei Kinkaid said that while he
was heartily in favor of the Borah
bill, he believed his bill stood a bet
ter show of passing because of the
discretionary powers vested in the
secretary of the interior. He said he
would push the bill actively after the
holiday recess. '
Judge J. W. Woodrough of Ne
braska is in Washington on his holi
day vacation. He will spend con
siderable time visiting relatives in
New York before - returning to
Omaha. .
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Gurley of
Omaha are visiting relatives in
Georgetown for the holidays.
France to Accept
American Proposal
(Continued From Page One.)
destroyers and possibly airplane car
riers. '
, Agreement Impossible. ,
The correspondence between Mr.
Hughes and Premier Briand shows
that as conference' 'chairman, Mr.
"Hughes dealt frankly with the situa
agreement." -
Mr. Hughes added, after pointing
Out that the,'' retained fleet
tion created by the French proposal
to build 10 new capital ships.
"I regret ' to say," he said, "that
after canvassing the matter and tak
ing the best information I can ob
tain, 1 am compelled to conclude
that it would not be possible, on
this basis, to carry through the
agreement between Great Britain,
the United States and Japan was
contingent on "an. appropriate agree
ment, with France and Italy," that
"there will not be the slightest diffi
culty in making an agreement with
Italy if we can reach a suitable un
derstanding with France. Then you
will observe the attitude of France
will determine the, success or failure
of these efforts to reduce the heavy
burden of naval armament."
He also stressed his view that the
premier's statement indicating to the
conference "the particular situation
of France with respect to land arm
ament" seeking to point to "the very
great importance, of reduction in
naval armament." -- . .
;"At this time," he added, "when
we are anxious to aid France in full
( recovery of her economic ... life, , it
would be disappointing to be ad
vised that she was contemplating
putting hundreds of millions into
battleships.' ' -
French Delegates Instructed. '
That portion c;f Premier Briand's
reply taken as acceptance of the
American 175,000 capital ship ton
nage proposal and beyond the strict
letter of which, -'it is indicated, the
French group did not go - today,
reads: -
"With regard. to the tonnage of
capital ships, that is to say, attack
ing ships, which are the most costly,
I have given instructions to our del
egates in the. sense which you de
sire. x am certain that I shall be
'sustained by my parliament in this
view. , ...
"But so far as the defensive shins
are concerned (light cruisers, torpe-
so ooats anq submarines) it would
be impossible for the French gov
ernment, without putting itself in
tontradiction wit If the vote of the
chambers, to accept reductions cor
responding to those which we accept
for capital ships under this formal
reserve which you will certainly un
,t ...... i .
: The French A 75.000 ton capital
ship tonnage would mean a ratio of
. about 1.67 compared to the Ameri
can and British five and the Japa
nese three. It that ratio were ap
plied to submarines, France would
have now; -nearly 10,000 tons more
than its proportion and Japan more
than 20,000 tons less.
From what direction it is planned
. to attack the submarine tonnage
should the conference fail to aeree.
as is expected,-to abolish submar
ines, is cot known. There are in
dication, however, that the Ameri
can group will be prepared with det
inite suggestions both as to submar
ines and each other auxiliary craft
clement pi, the reduction plan when
an appropriate moment for presenta
tion comes. Views of each of the
- other four powers on these points
are acknowledged to be in process
f. development.
Friends Though Enemies
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COCDCLL- HULL, u
tordell Hull, chairman of the national democratic committee, photo
graphed with his political foe, John T. Adams, chairman of the republican
national committee. Both happened to be in Washington at the same time
attending to personal business. .
'Real Americans' Making
'Most Serious Mistake' in
Not Having Large Families
Madame Helene De Bisping, Famous Polish Woman,
Declares "Very Seed-Beds of American' Na
tional Life Are Going on the Way
To Early Extinction."
By GOURLEY EDWARD. ,
Washington, Deo. 20. "Those
who might be termed 'the real
Americans of this country are mak
ing the most serious mistake in fail
ing to have larger families,"
1 his is the opinion of Madame
Helene 'De Bisping, the famous
Polish woman who has come to
Washington in her observational
tour of American educational insti
tutions.
"The niany-cenerationcd Amen-
cans," Mine. Dc Bisping continued,
have as a rule, it seems to me, lew
children or r.6 children. The de
scendants of the early Americans ap
pear to be advocating smaller anil
smaller families to such an extent
that the verv seed-beds of American
national life are going on the W3y
to early extinction. Surely America
does not realize her danger.
. Will Have Many Babies.
"While the people of other lands.
who go to America, may be devoted
to their new country, still they will
not follow the American custom of
limitation of children they will
cling to their native ideas and will
have many babies. Therefore, with
this attitude of the new comers to
America and the opposite attitude
on the part of the Mayflower Amer
icans prevailing it is evident that the
generally accepted American of the
near future will be a person asso
ciated but little with the earlier days
of this country.
The real American is a splendid
type, which should be perpetuated.
for this fine type to become prac
Harding Causes Uproar
By Stand on Pacific Pact
(Continued From rage One.)
of any other nation which is a party
to the agreement. This expression
has been emphasied as a division be
tween the president and the delegates
to the conference in construing the
four-party agreement. -
The president announced tonight
that the difference iir view in no
wise will be permitted to embarrass
the conference or the ratification of
the agreement. . He had assumed all
along that the spirit of the confer
ence contemplates a confidence
which pledges respect of territory in
every way which tends to promote
lasting peace.
He has learned from the United
States delegates to the conference
that they have agreed to the con
struction which includes the main
land of Japan in the term 'insular
possession and insular . dominions
and has no objection to that con
struction. ... Terms of Treaty.
The four-power treaty provides
that "the high contracting parties
agree as between themselves, to re
spect their rights in relation to their.
insular possessions and insular do
minions in the region of the Pacific
oceani" ' that they, will submit any
controversy, arising from a Pacific
question to a 'joint conference of the
four powers and that they will com
municate with each other to reach
an understanding on measures to be
taken . jointly or separately to deal
with aggression on such rights'.'; '
The aim of Mr.. Hughes-and, his
colleagues in negotiating a treaty, to
stabilize peace in. the Pacifies and
terminate the ; Anglo-Japanese i al
liance was'to obtain mutual guaran
tees applyintr not only ,to the Phil
ippines, which i they are willing to
torego, but to the Hawaiian islands,
the fortifications of which the United
States desires to strengthen; :
The agreement ,to . maintain the
status quo of Picific fortifications ap
plies to Guam, the Philippines, Hong
kong, formosa, the. Bontn and other
outlying Japanese islands .but not
to the islands constituting Japan
proper or to the Hawaii island and
Aleutian islands, which in this agree
ment have the - same status as the
American mainland.
EetaMi'saed ISM
t have
without
mrtrical
RUPTURE
for ordinary cases. IS days spent here with me. No danger or laviiic o in
hospital. Call or write tor particulars. Dr. Frank H. Wray, No. SOT Nortk 38 th
Su Omaha. Neb. IHrectfona: Take a 13th or 15th street ear coins Berth and get
off at SSta and Cumins Sis. Third residence) south.
iitwi
mmummmiummtmmm
-.? rJOWN TADAMSiWtt.
tically extinct would ' it seems o
me, be a national tragedy. .
"Birth controt may be wise t for
some nations, but America is, far
from being populated to such an ex
tent as to demand the exercise of
such prevention." -
Mine. De Bisping has discarded
her inherited title of "countess" as
being out of date and. with no mean
ing to her.
Discards Title.
"Such titles are of no value," she
remarked, smiling radiantly as if re
joicing in the thought. "There is no
higher title than 'madame' if
'madame' is what she could and
should be." '
This delightful Polish woman of
remarkable charm and sweetness has
found life in America to be not the
complex thing it is often considered.
On the other hand, she say's: . .
"I feel as if I might have been in
America all my life, although I have
been here only a few weeks. I. can
come and go as I please and no one
bothers, but they are all very kind.
Life is beautiful and simple here."
Mine. De Bisping has been very ac
tive in the Red Cross work of. Po
land and later, and at the present
time, in the founding of girls'
schools, especially normal schools.
She plans to visit many portions of
this country before returning in the
spring to Poland.
Wherever she goes she takes -with
her the pictures of her 15 grand
children, of whom she expects big
things for their "resurrected" coun
try, as she defines Poland.
Fairbury Churches Will
Dispense With Xmas Trees
Fairbury, Neb., Dec. - 20. (Spe
cial.) Christmas will, be observed
this year without the usual Christ
mas, trees in Fairbury churches. The
Methodist, Christian and Presby
terian organizations will present a
service, "White Gifts for the King."
The Baptist young folks will have
Christmas parties Saturday and a
musical program Sunday. The poor
of the city will be remembered as
usual by the Elks with well filled
baskets. ' -
Mayor Moon has had a Christmas
tree placed on each corner of the
public square and each evening they
arc illuminated with colored electric
lights. .
Hoover Continues Effort
, To Stabilize Sugar Price
'.Washington, Dec. 20. Efforts to
stabilize the price of sugar in the
United States and arrange for dis
posal of the existing surplus without
any appreciable increase in price were
continued yesterday at a meeting ot
representatives of the industry and
Secretary Hoover. The former in
cluded spokesmen for the cane sugar
growers of Louisiana, the beet sugar
producers of the Pacific coast and
Cuban interests. '
ADVERTISEMENT.
Don't delay ; ' Go right over to the near
est drag store and get s package of the
genuine ' Baalmann's- y Gas-Tablets, take
them as directed, and feel the immediate
beneficial results.
It , will surprise yoo and yon will feel
grateful to have received such benefit.
You will . sleep better, you can breathe
easier, your nervousness will disappear
and best of all, it will calm your ex
citable heart.
- Baalmann's Gas-Tablets in the yellow
package are for sale by Sherman He
Connell and all reliable druggists. Price
one dollar. J. Baalmann, Chemist, San
Francisco.
sneeessfal treatment for Bastar
resorting to a painfnl and uncertain
operation. My treatment has- Tanre
Gas Around
Your
Heart?
than tweat"-five years of aneeean behind it. and
t claim t to be the beat. I da not fnjee
Baraffiae wax. aa it is dargrerous. Tima reauired
THE BEE:. OMAHA, "WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 21,
Hate Board Gets
Phone Boost 'Kicks'
i
Omaha Subscriber! Send Pro
tests Direct to State Rail
way Commission, Lincoln.
Lincoln. Dec. 20. (Special Tele
gram.) 1-irj.t protests against the
attempt of the Northwestern Bell
Telephone company to get a 10 per
cent increase in rate to take the
place of the wartime nurcharge
which expires January J, were ro
ccived today by the state railway
commission,
Hans L'hrihtcnscn. Twenty-eighth
street and Avenue K, East Omaha,
declared that the telephone company
was the only public utility which had
the temerity to ask for . increased
rates when other utilities were either
reducing their rates or keeping them
stationary.
"It seems a shame that I have to
pay $3.30 a mouth for a resident
telephone," he wrote, "and I should
think $2.50 would be enough, espe
cially when our wages are being re
duced. This is the first protest I
ever filed against a rate increase."
. J. C. Bosscrman, 1415 Ames ave
nue, Omaha, writes, in part, as fol
lows : - ,
"The big companies are cutting our
wages and making us like it and they
are trying to make us like the in
crease in telephone rates. I have used
a telephone for seven years and
absolutely know that the extra ex
penses I ever put the company to
were not more than $1 or $2. The
company must be making a fortune
every month."
Douglas Farmers Protest
Increase in Telephone Rates
Citizens of Elkhorn and farmers
of Douglas county community have
adopted resolutions and sent them
to the state ' railway commission
protesting the changes in rates re
cently asked by the Northwest Bell
Telephone company,
A resolution also was passed ask
ing Waterloo, Millard, Valley and
Fremont to join in the protest. Cit
izens and farmers declared they will
order their telephones taken out if
an increase in rates is allowed.
Scottsbluff Club Asks
Congress for Sugar Tariff
Scottsbluff, Neb., Dec. 20. (Spe
cial Telegram.) A plea to congress
to place a protective tariff on sugar
that will permit the beet growers of
western Nebraska to survive in their
industry was made today by the
Lions club of this city, and for
warded by telegraph to Senator
Penrose of the finance committee
now considering the sugar tariff.
Christmas
AT THE 5 SHERMAN & McCONNELL DRUG STORES
From our large line of staple packages you will find it very easy
to select just what you want for home iise and for gifts. Among
these lines are products of such manufacturers as Liggetts of
Boston, Bunte of Chicago, Webster of Eau Claire, Wis. Also
some of our splendid local houses, such as .Graham's, Omaha;'
Gordon's, Omaha; Woodward, Council Bluffs, la., and many
others. Below we quote a few of our special holiday prices:
HARD CANDY rtt
SPECIALS FOR CHRISTMAS WEEK ONLY
The Best Candy for Children and Christmas Stockings
RIBBON CANDY SILVER STRINGS CA
Hand made,' thin and clear, QQ Chocolate filled, lb! .......... JUC
with stripes, all flavors, lb. . . OjC PEANUT BRITTLE OQ
BUTTERCUPS , rn Home made, lb. . LiJQ
Assorted, all flavors, lb. ...... JUC DELICIA MIXTURE Qi
BARLEY CUTS - OQ A little of everything; lb MC
Assorted, lb OiJC MOLASSES PEANUT CRISPS
FRUIT SLICES OA Peanut Butter Center, OA .
Assorted, lb LVC lb. ...,. OI7C
JELLY BEANS QC POPCORN BRITTLE OQ
Old-fashioned, lb. ,.- JjCv Pound . JJh
CHOCOLATE CHIPS Cft BARCELONA FILBERTS iTfl
Pound OUC Pound . . . . UC
ALL-DAY SUCKERS .1 COCOANUT PATTIES A.
All flavors,' each 1C Pound OUC
CANDY CANES . CANDY STRING BEADS
5c, 10c, 25c, 35c 45c
THE BULK CANDIES ABOVE ARE ON SALE ONLY AT
16th and Harney and 24th and Farnam Stores
The Following May Be Had
Here Are a Few
LIGGETTS FRUIT CORDIALS
90, $1.50, $3.00 ;
LIGGETTS ORANGE AND GOLD
PKG. 1.00, S2.00
DAINTY DUTCH DELIGHTS
55d, $1.00, $2.00
LIGGETTS PINK PACKAGE
85, $1.70
GRAHAM'S CHOCOLATE ITALIAN
CREAMS Pound, 69
GRAHAM'S CHOCOLATE BAR
BECUE Sold by the foot and yard
2 feet, $3.001 yard, $4.50
ShmnmMGmell,
Corner 16th and Dodge.
Ccrner 24th and
'Faith Healer' Gets 30-Day
Jail Sentence; Appeals
Woman Testifies "Rev.!' M. B. Long Made Advances
To Daughter Delegation Journeys From Fre
mont to Testify for ''Miracle Man."
"Rev." M. B. I.ong who claims
healing powers by prayer at the
Pentecostal Mission, , 937 North
Twenty-fourth street, will have to
conduct his "holly roller" meetings
in the county jail for 2d days unless
the sentence given by Police Judge
Foster in Central police court yes
terday is revised in district court.
Disturbing the peace wa the
charge brought against Long by
,Mrs. Edwin Curtis, 210 South
Twcuty-ninth street, The defen
dant appealed.
A doren women and youths,
divided into two factions, were in
Central police court to testify. A
party, headed by Mrs. C. M. Lam
bert , of .Fremont, journeyed to
Omaha to testify to the healing
powers of the "miracle man." ..
Testify for "Healer."
'fter Mrs. Curtis had testified
that Long had made advances to her
daughter, licssic, when, he tried to
heal her,, several women stepped for
ward to vouchsafe as to the "miracle
man's" wonders.
EMPRESS
Last
Timet
Todny
THE QUESTION, A Philosophical
Farce: , LULU COATES CO.,
Terpaichorean Wonderit RAY FOX in
"A Vaudeville Oddity," HELEN
STAPLES. "The Prima Donna Petite."
Photoplay Attraction, "THE HELL
DIGGERS, featurinf Wallace Reid,
SQDC9
Laat Times
WANDA
HAWLEY
Tomorrow v .
"All's Fair in Love"
Featurinf
RICHARD D1X
and MAY COLLINS
(Reported to be engaged to Charley
Chaplin.)
of Our Best Packages: V:
GORDON'S MILK CHOCOLATES
V 60, $1.00
WOODWARD'S CHOCOLATE
CHERRIES 90, $1.50
WOODWARD'S BON BONETTES
$1.00, $2.00
LIGGETTS ALL NUT ASSORTMENT,
85S $1.50
' LIGGETTS ELECT CHOCOLATES
$1.00, $2.00
LIGGETTS MOIRE PACKAGE
$1.25
Farnam. Corner
Corner 49th and Dodge. .
192!.
Mrs. Lambert told the court that
Long prtached the gospel that cured
her a year sgo of throat snd kidney
troubles, ,
Arthur Lambert, a son, 18, testified
that the "miracle man" cured him of
ailmniiv -
Irene Dodge, 19, Fremont, testified
that she was cured by the prayers
and spreading of the hands of the
"miracle wan."
Mrs. C. Spindler, 925 North Twenty-fourth
street, leader of the faction
of women : standing behind Long,
stated that he has worked wonders
among the sick in Omaha.
Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Coleman of
Long Pine, Neb., testified that Long
2 DAYS, MORE
"Desert
Blossoms
Moon Comedy
"BABY PEGGY"
or "Get Rich Quick Peggy.''
Throw-
away your .
troubles and
worries and
come with me -to
the Land of
Joy and
Happiness-
The
Lotus
Eaten
at All Stores
Corner 16th and Harney.
19th and Farnam.
CANDY!
7lff ta? Cr
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E
rr
had been a milkman before he began
preaching. Mrs. Coleman testified
that on one uceasiort he sought to
"cure" her by "holy roller" methods.
The wile and three children of
Long stood lienide him in court. Po
lice Judge I'octer set the "miracle
man's" appeal bond at $750,
Ex-Mayor of Kansan Town
Charged With Kmbouling
Pittsburg, Kan.. Dee, 20. Thoma
I. Ballard, formerly mayor of Mul
berry, Kan,, surrendered himself to
Sheriff Milt Umild and was ar
raigned in a justice court here,
charged with embezzlement of funds
Last Two Time
FAY DAINTER
"EAST liTwEST"
Mt .'.M la Me. fv'01. 12. M te lOl,
Netet Ht Oh l"le Durlse Preloaut.
VrCCK STARTING NEXT SUN.. DEC. 2S
AlUreeoa ana Evening
OllkUl T RlekarS Mode Plelure
DEMPSEY-CARPENTIER
Worle'i Cnimilonilile Boklne Cnntttt
Tiki at the Rlniiide on July int.
NOTE Al in auemmedatlnn te Ikou h
with to et .cure of obtaining a uat, the tlrkrta
lor tlio 2 end 7 a. m, oortormaneei Mill bo
nurved end my bo ebuiood at the bo
olllco on Thurtday, nut.
Adm. AlUrnooni (oacopt Sua and Moa.) SOa.
Evanlagi and Holiday Matlnui, 50c and Si .00.
WALLACE
REID
IN '
"THE HELL DIGGERS"
Ippiiii
lhree Uavs Tei Y Y . T .1 I mrec iays
ai.. ' tel wl'lM v nu,
WM 'felUMlliLY.,;
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I Screen's Yoniigest Star II
ft BABY PEGGY J
"GET RICH QUICK PEGGY" J
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GET SET!
for the Big Racing Sensation,
"THUNDERCLAP"
Starts Saturday ,s
AT THE MOON
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You!
who have your own ideas of woman. What
she should be. What she should do.
' this gi-eat picture and judge if it shows what
!CL she is! The good, the bad, the beautiful.
Now Playing Today and All Week.
No
Raisa
Prica
Empress Rustic Garden
TONIGHT
Prize Fox-Trot Contest
5 CASH X
PRIZES
CARL LAMP'S ORCHESTRA
ADMISSION 40c.
from lumber company at Mulberry
of which he had been manager for
several year.
Ballard resigned as mayor and as
manager of his copipany recently k
u hn h! Hpfulmtlon wa rii';r?ii'rrt .-A
and disappeared.
Kalian Dally. MS-
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Moit Talkod-of Wanan la the Worn
HELEN KELLER
llodDoaf jiad faraiotlyDaiS
, Danee Faataalaa
MEL KLEELSWIFTlT KELLY
Margaret FoVd "Eaat anal Weal"
HARRY'. conely
Aaaop'a Fable. "Toolca o toe Dar"
Pallia Newe
Matlnaai laa"lo SOe; W ae SIM tot.
and Nlihl Ita te II.Ml Sena II. 2a
aterday and Sunday.
Automobile (umber 1 20.000 lni two eeata to
day. Watch tor luck auaber teewrrear.
"OMAHA'S FUN CENTER"
Mat. and Nit TeeJey
Good Rea'v'd Seat! SOe
ARTHUR PEARSON'S
STEP LIVELY GIRLS :uT..'l
A Smart Show, with BILLY GILBERT 1
("Oh, CharlleD. The N. Y. Caat and the
Famous Lively Strpplnt Beauty Chorua.
TIRED SHOPPERS' MATINEE DAILY
Sat. lt. Wk i I'ruw, Nifty "Bin 0'Boad!uy'
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